ANATOMY OF A ROOT BEER FLOAT

Anatomy of a root-beer float

1994

Here's What It Was Like to Be a Music Fan in 1994

TOP 100 MOVIES OF 1994

The top 25 under appreciated films of 1994

HISTORICAL EVENTS

WORLD HISTORY

BIRTHDAY FLOWERS

soda

ROOT BEER FLOAT

  Why it is called that

SODA FOUNTAIN

Birthday boy Desi Arnaz with his best girl Lucille Ball sharing a few sodas

Lucille Désirée Ball  Desiderio Alberto Arnaz III

(Desi always sent Lucy flowers on her birthday and on their anniversary, and the two kept in close touch by phone throughout the years.)

Childhood of Lucy and Desi

FLASH GORDON 1936

  ... more adventures on the planet Mongo with Flash 

fighting against the infamous Emperor Ming.
Comic strips like Superman, Flash Gordon
and Dick Tracy kept children entertained during the Great Depression. 

Flash Gordon is a 1936 science fiction film serial. Told in 13 installments, it was the first screen adventure for the comic-strip character Flash Gordon, and tells the story of his first visit to the planet Mongo and his encounter with the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless.

Flash Gordon "Battling the Sea Beast" 1936

Flash Gordon "Trip to Mars" 1938

Flash Gordon 1936

CREDITS OF THE IMPORTANT

FLASH GORDON CAST MEMBERS

FLASH GORDON (1936) 'FLASH GORDON is still exciting and fast paced.'

RADIO:  Roosevelt "Fireside Chats" The Shadow Orson Wells Flash Gordon Jack Armstrong Dick Tracy

HISTORY:  The Second New Deal: 1935–1936

The Gardener

OCTOBER 9, 2014