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In July 1972 Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Runcorn Shopping Center, the first “American-style” shopping center built in the United Kingdom. Today known as Halton Lea, it is what 1970s consumers in the United States called a “mall” — a fully enclosed, weather-controlled wonder of commerce. But the truly first American-style shopping center appeared … Continue reading
In 1972, the pesticide DDT was banned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency due to its link to cancer – notably breast in women and testicular in men – although some bemoaned the decision, hailing DDT as a “miracle chemical” that was eradicating the world of malaria-bearing mosquitoes. The State of Maryland (and nearly every … Continue reading
The summer of love in America was long over. It was a time of waning optimism. A time of national doubt. About the power of M1s and napalm to stop encroaching communism in Southeast Asia. About the power of communal living to either change or block out the world’s ills. A time of burning draft … Continue reading
Mark Walston 