One Sunday night in ’64, America leaned toward the TV, plus a dream car and a porch light memory.

Good evening, Jack Reynolds checking in.

February 9 always makes me think of that 1964 Sunday when folks packed around the television and the whole country seemed to sing along at once.

Stick with me for the bronze-and-white Thunderbird that used to stop traffic, and the porch-light rule one reader’s dad kept like a promise.

Brings it all back, doesn’t it?

February 9, 1964, felt like the whole country leaned closer to the TV. I still remember the noise in the living room. History.com estimates about 73 million Americans watched, one of the biggest audiences of its day. Click to see how that one Sunday night kicked off Beatlemania in America.

This 1957 Thunderbird E-Code in bronze over white was the kind of car you stared at a little too long. It ran about $3,400 new, and today this very one has sold in the $50,000 to $60,000 range. With 272 horsepower and both tops, it felt like freedom. Click for the auction history and the little details that make E-Codes special.

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Prince George’s Plaza on a May night in 1959 looks clean as a whistle, all lights and long sidewalks. It opened as an open-air mall, then got enclosed around 1977 and later took the name “Mall at Prince George’s.” :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} My wife would have picked a window to people-watch. Click for the full-size photo and the story of how this corner changed.

“Tastes great, less filling” started a 1974 ad run that Advertising Age later ranked among the best ever, and this 1978 spot even ropes in Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner. My brother and I argued it at cookouts like it mattered. Click to watch the full clip and hear the chant that launched a thousand debates.

Back in the ’80s Cyndi Lauper belted out “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and helped shape a generation of pop music. She’s sold over 50 million records and, after being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, she’s now extending a farewell tour and heading for her first Las Vegas residency in 2026. Click to read her full career journey and what she’s up to now.

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Tonight’s “Your Memory” comes from Rita in Michigan, thinking back to summer evenings in 1976. She says her dad would flick on the porch light at nine o’clock sharp, and every kid on the block knew it meant, head home safe. My dad always said a small habit can keep a family steady.

Tonight’s Quote comes from Theodore Roosevelt, who reminded us that “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” I heard that kind of talk as a kid, and it still fits a good workday and a good home. If you want the man behind the words, learn more about him here. It is a fine story.

See you tomorrow. Same time, same station.

– Jack

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