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Jack Doyle
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Writer, website publisher, former policy analyst/lobbyist 20 yrs w/D.C. enviro orgs. Books on auto, oil, chem, ag-biz. PopHistoryDig.com since 2008 >stories on business, politics, music, film & sports. Best viewed on laptop, PC, tablet
The story link below on high-rise fires explores some history & the role of plastic & other synthetic materials used in high-rise construction and their role in fires.

“Plastic Infernos: A Short History”
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November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff - Story at link profiles 1972-73 film & soundtrack, “The Harder They Come,” which brought reggae to U.S. in a big way. Includes 9 full songs w/narrative – e.g., “Pressure Drop,” “Many Rivers to Cross,” title song, & others.

Reggae Breaks Out
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November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
65 yrs ago, Sen John F. Kennedy, 43, won his bid for the White House, beating VP Richard Nixon is a very close Presidential election. Details on his amazing 1960 campaign itinerary, photos, speeches, TV debates, books, etc, at link

“JFK’s 1960 Campaign”
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November 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
1959 song, “Sea of Love,” by Phil Phillips, has an interesting history – also covered & charted by Marty Wilde, Del Shannon, Honeydrippers, Cat Power – and used in films, ‘Sea of Love’ w/Al Pacino, and ‘Juno’ w/ Cat Power’s cover.

“Sea of Love” (1959 - 2000s)
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November 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Trump & ‘Time’ magazine > Link below on history of ‘New York’ & other Trump magazine coverage (1980-2020) includes sections on his ‘Time’ magazine covers (scroll down).

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October 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
...On what would have been his 85th....Some John Lennon music & history at links below:

“Watching The Wheels 1980-1981”
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“In My Life: Lennon, 1965”
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October 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
“Let The River Run” – In these Trumpian times of woe, there is a need for inspiration, hope & uplifting song, of which this one, by Carly Simon, surely is... History, details, full song & lyrics at story link...

“Let The River Run, 1988-1989”
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October 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Given Chevron's recent oil refinery explosion in CA, links below – offering oil/petrochem history – may be of interest.

“125 Significant Incidents: U.S. Refineries, 2012”
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“Oil/Petrochem History: 1950s-2020s” (20+ story choices)
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October 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Descriptions of, and links to, several books on Elon Musk, Twitter, plus Kara Swisher’s digital tech book – all included at link in review of Faiz Siddiqui’s 2025 book, “Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk.” See link.

“Hubris Maximus: Book on Musk, 2025”
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October 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Advertising history >Madonna’s much-hyped 1989 Pepsi TV ad for “Like a Prayer” song – became target after controversial “Like A Prayer” video aired. See links

The Pepsi Ad: 1989 (video)
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Madonna’s Pepsi Ad & Controversy (story)
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September 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Music in Film > Link below features 25+ stories w/ music & songs in film/TV, among them: Dirty Dancing, Glory, Dr. Zhivago, Big Chill, Platoon, Love Story, Rocky, Working Girl, Good, Bad & Ugly, Rock Around The Clock & more.

“Music in Film: Songs & Soundtracks”
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September 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Strip mining case studies > during 1970s, citizens battled Big Coal & utilities over fed strip mine law for protecting land, water & communities from ravages of surface coal mining. See links

“Ford Helps Strippers”
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“Coal Stories”
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September 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
1965's Academy award-winning, “Dr. Zhivago,” set in the Russian Revolution, with Omar Sharif & Julie Christie, remains a much-loved classic to this day, 60 years later – praised for its love story, its music & its cinematography.

“Doctor Zhivago: 1950s-2010s”
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August 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Given recent sales of 1973's “Dark Side of the Moon” album by Pink Floyd – which holds nearly 1,000 weeks of intermittent charting on Billboard 200 over 50+ yrs – link below tracks history w/ song samples, photos, book & music links

Dark Side’s 40 Years: 1973-2013
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August 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Etta James profile > includes her long career as pioneering voice in blues, jazz & early rock; her fame w/ Chess Records; the ‘Cadillac Records’ film; & her brief feud w/Beyoncé over Obamas’ “At Last” dance. Details & song at link

At Last: Etta James, 1938-2012
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August 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Case history > 70 years ago, in 1955, Elvis Presley & band were playing somewhere in the south practically every day, logging more than 250 appearances that year at all manner of venues. Details, day-by-day itinerary at story link

“Elvis On The Road, 1955-56”
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August 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Prior to atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki in WWII, a preceding American firebombing campaign hit 67 Japanese cities (March-August 1945), killing 50% to 90% of the population in those cities. Details, maps, photos, at link

“Firebombing Japan: 67 Cities, 1945”
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August 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Among the various films made about Donald Trump in recent years are 3 related to his golf properties in Scotland & elsewhere (scroll down at story link below):

“Trump on Film: A Partial Listing, 1990-2024”
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July 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Happy Birthday, Linda Ronstadt! 1st link below on her 1970s-1980s career (& Jerry Brown) w/4 songs; 2nd link covers her 2021 music rights deal (w/ other artists)

"Linda & Jerry: 1971-1983”
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“Music Rights Deals” (scroll down)
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July 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Home Run Derby - some stories...

...Aaron Chasing Ruth
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Mantle’s 535th
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The M&M Boys: 1961
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The Mazeroski Moment
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Gehrig vs Ruth
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July 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“Reggae Breaks Out” profiles 1972-73 film & soundtrack, “The Harder They Come,” which brought Jamaican reggae to U.S. in a big way. Story includes 9 full songs w/narrative – e.g., “Pressure Drop,” “Johnny Too Bad,” “Many Rivers to Cross,” title song, etc.

pophistorydig.com/topics/regga...
July 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Amazed !! Paul is 83 this day! Thanks for all the great music. Some history below:

“McCartney Amazed: The Paul & Linda Story”
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Beatles History page (14 stories)
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“Paul-is-Dead Saga 1969-2008”
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June 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Nancy Wilson, of rock group Heart, has called out Donald Trump for unauthorized use of “Barracuda” song at his June 14, 2025 Army parade event – a song with previous unauthorized use & political history – explored at link

“Barracuda Politics 2008”
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June 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
For history on Brian Wilson & the Beach Boys, links below may be of interest:

“Early Beach Boys”
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(6 Songs)
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“Love & Mercy” (film)
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“Music Rights Deals” (w/others)
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June 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
80+yrs later, WWII’s D-Day of June 1944, remains among world’s most heroic actions. ...And Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film depiction of its horrors remains a moving tribute to those fighters. Story includes map, graphics, film clip, books & more.

“Spielberg’s D-Day”
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June 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM