A brief and incomplete History of The U.S.              (parts 1 and 2)

THE OLYMPICS..........THEIR BEGINNING IN ANCIENT GREECE

HISTORICAL EVENTS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

KOREA: for some it was a conflict; for others it was a war. There is no question that it made a substantial mark on our history.  Click this link for pictures taken there over 60 years ago:
http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/06/17/on-war-korean-war-60th-anniversary/2125/

VIEWING THE EARTH FROM OUTER SPACE IS ONLY A MEMORY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EVER SEEN IT, BUT ISN'T IT NICE THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO SHARE....

LOST IN THE 50'S TONIGHT.. CLICK

Remember Fred Astaire's favorite Dancing partner?  He died many years ago, but Ginger Rogers is now 92, and here she is STILL DANCING!

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES………;
 
James Cagney and Bob Hope at a Friar's Club Meeting back when actors
were real performers. Bob Hope was 52 and James Cagney was 56.
For the young folks, here is something you probably have never seen
before and, unfortunately, you may never see again.

For us older folks, this is the best of the best, and we had it for many years!
This is a side of these two entertainers you hardly ever saw but it shows
you their enormous talent. Bob Hope, the best of the comedians, and
Jimmy Cagney...mostly cast as the bad guy, gangster in the movies.
http://videos2view.net/Hope-Cagney.htm

When we remember dancers of the past, more often than not, we think of Fred Astaire or Gene Kelley. Underappreciated, but just as good, were Donald O’Connor and Gene Nelson.

One of the most unbelievable dancing segments occurred in 1951’s LULLABY of BROADWAY when Nelson danced up a storm with none other than Doris Day.Watch Doris dance up and down the stairs in long dress and heels!
Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxWRlr431Rw

Also  Check out this one from TEA FOR TWO:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_tUxemYkck

How about Donald O’Connor’s unforgettable Balloon Dance?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miiDiSsm3dI

Ginger Rogers may have gotten all of the credit, but here were some other very talented gals:

Ann Miller   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjmpI8gktOY

Rita Hayworth (this video incorporates a lot of her dancing and tunes it in to STAYING ALIVE)… 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz3CPzdCDws

Eleanor Powell was a darned good dancer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GadzozSSIGE

Go back a few years (the 40’s), and we have ALICE FAYE AND BETTY GRABLE  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLAguaFhIbA

Ricardo Montalban (most remembered for tv show FANTASY ISLAND) And Lana Turner (her most famous was PEYTON PLACE) in a dance with Broadway & Film dancer Rita Moreno:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q7Z_cJGdnI

And who remembers Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGrp_3PtgL0

How about this "cover all"?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l5TrAXScbE

Just a little dancing to brighten up a dreary (or any other kind of day).  Hope you enjoyed it!

A clown by any other name is still a clown. Check this link:  <http://www.yourememberthat.com/media/10939/Send_In_The_Clowns/> Send In The Clowns
And a few other clowns, along the way....