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Elvis receiving polio vaccine

Elvis Presley Gets the Polio Vaccine on The Ed Sullivan Show, Persuading Millions to Get Vaccinated

In 1956, Elvis Presley was vaccinated backstage at The Ed Sullivan Show in order to encourage teenagers to get the polio vaccination.
by Josh Jones via Open Culture on September 15, 2021
Chinatown architecture

The Surprising Reason Why Chinatowns Worldwide Share the Same Aesthetic

It all started with the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
by Josh Jones via Open Culture on May 19, 2021
Muhammad Ali speaking on The Dick Cavett Show.

Muhammad Ali Explains Why He Refused to Fight in Vietnam

“My conscience won’t let me go shoot my brother… for big powerful America.”
by Josh Jones via Open Culture on May 5, 2021
Sparkle Moore performing with guitar

New Web Project Immortalizes the Overlooked Women Who Helped Create Rock and Roll in the 1950s

Hundreds—or maybe thousands—of women and girls performed and recorded rock and roll in its early years.
by Josh Jones via Open Culture on May 23, 2019
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