From 1939 to 1945, the largest conflict the world has ever known raged on relentlessly. Beginning in Europe, before taking in Asia, Africa, America and the Pacific, World War 2 saw over 60 million deaths and countless lives blighted. Bloodshed had never been seen on such a scale before. Even World War I, whose fatalities numbered 35 million, did not witness the same level of
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If you have an elderly parent, you know how difficult it is to successfully monitor their safety especially if they are not living with you. There is the constant possibility of falls and medical emergencies. Sure you might be able to call in and check on them on occasion, but emergencies don’t usually happen in convenient moments. We wanted to help distinguish an almost necessary
Read more →Hollywood has always been considered a playground for the young. But make no mistake about it, there are actors who have been around for a while now that still command the attention of the big studios and the public alike. SeniorCareHelper has put together our definitive list of the Top 50 Most POPULAR actors who are also over 70 years of age. What was our
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The seventh decade of the twentieth century produced some of the greatest stars in sports history, so finding 10 famous athletes of the 1960s is an easy task. The hard part is narrowing it down to just ten, but the names on the following list clearly show that the ‘60s was a decade to remember. 10. Rod Laver This Australian lefty won seventeen major tennis
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Many musical styles flourished and combined in the 1940s and 1950s, most likely because of the influence of radio had in creating a mass market for music. World War II caused great social upheaval, and the music of this period shows the effects of that upheaval. Wehere at SCH thought it was time to pay tribute to the TOP MUSIC HITS (and the artists behind
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Let’s face it, kids just wanted to be little adults in the 1960s. From small kitchen appliances to baby dolls, the toys of that era were pretty mature. Well, now the joke’s on us. We would give anything to play with an Easy-Bake Oven again instead of cook dinner for our families. These were the toys every kid wanted in the 1960s. Did you have
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Sam Shepard passed away on July 29th, 2017. He was best known for his acting roles in a number of classic films over the last 4 decades…but what most people don’t know is that he was also a critically acclaimed writer for both the stage and screen. We thought it would be appropriate to highlight some of his most impactful work that made it from
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The beloved actor Martin Landau passed away last week and we thought that it would be fitting to put together a small tribute to him and his career. Landau received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, as well as his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role in Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Read more →As we all know engagement on social platforms is considered a young persons game. It allows for hit and run, short form content and expression that just lends itself to people with limited time and attention. We thought we would take the time to acquaint ourselves with those out there that are breaking that mold, specifically on TWITTER. Those that have made it a viable
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Enter with caution: The most controversial movies of the 1960s don’t play gently. Filled with sex scenes, sacrilege, shocking violence and all manner of foul language, these films have been banned by popes, parents and cultural watchdogs around the world. Then again, a few of them have actually won Academy Awards and can be named among the best movies of all time. Most crucially, these
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