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A Brief History On February 10, 1942, the first Gold Record ever was awarded to Glenn Miller for his hit song “Chattanooga Choo Choo.” Glenn Miller’s famous train had chugged its way along to sales of 1.2 million, and, as would become the practice, the “gold record” was awarded to him by the company that had produced the record (in this case, RCA Victor).  Later, in 1958, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) began an industry-wide practice of awarding gold records for sales of 1 million copies of a single.  Starting n 1968, albums were awarded a gold record…

A Brief History We have all done it.  At one point or another, we have all dug something out of the trash either because we wanted that particular object or because we had accidentally thrown it out.  This list of 10 things commonly retrieved from the trash bin truly shows that what is one person’s trash might be another person’s treasure.  To those of you who did not make it to the trash before it got picked up, better luck next time. Digging Deeper 10. Newspapers Technically not always trash, when finished reading it, many people leave a newspaper out…

A Brief History In line with Black History Month, which in the United States and Canada is February, and as part of our series celebrating women famous for being naked, we highlight 10 black women whose nudity was historically, culturally or socially significant.  If you can come up with any other black women who fit the criteria of this list, please mention them in the comments section below.  Please keep all responses respectful.  History and Headlines Note: In the headline of this article, the women are being referred to as “black” and not African-American because black women from all nationalities were considered and…

A Brief History One week ago, on January 19, 2015, we featured 10 sets of famous siblings who had achieved greatness.  Today, we list 10 more sets of famous siblings with whom you may or may not be familiar, but who at one point in time had been prominent. This time we are including fictional siblings as well as real relatives.   Digging Deeper 10. The Thompson Twins (fictional). Not really twins or even siblings, this rock group, who played from 1977 to 1993, hit the charts with “Hold Me Now” and “Doctor Doctor” among other hits.  Honorable mention to Twisted Sister,…

A Brief History In line with our other article of predictions, the one offering personal predictions based on zodiac sign, this article conveys 10 general predictions for the United States and World for 2015.  Again, please make note that this is for entertainment purposes only.  The possible scenarios do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the author but are simply “messages from the universe” that she may or may not have interpreted correctly.  Only at the end of the year, will one be able to assess how accurate they were.  These predictions were made with the help of the Madame…