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Good housekeeping magazine archives3/30/2024 ![]() The August 1976 issue of Good Housekeeping is as good a place to begin as any. In this occasional series, I'll explore some of them, one glossy bundle at a time. Every forgotten magazine collecting dust on a shelf is a tiny window into a bygone moment. Or take periodicals, my favorite window into America's past. Yellowing land records preserved by a dutiful bureaucrat. And marvels can be seen from that height! But I'd rather land in an obscure corner of the landscape and look around. Today these facts can be found on the first page of a Google search. In August of 1976, for example, the USSR tested a nuclear weapon 8,000 died after an earthquake hit the Philippines Liz Taylor divorced for the sixth time "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John and Kiki Dee topped the charts. The exercise can't help but teach you something. Years ago, a history teacher assigned me a report on a bygone year, and I dutifully consulted textbooks, encyclopedia entries, and even Billboard's archives to complete it. The magazine's "seal of approval" for consumer products is one of history's most recognized, successful editorial features.
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