1966: Cutting Loose
The hanky-panky was the hottest dance of 1966; other contenders in the '60s were the
twist, the mashed potato, the locomotion, and the hully-gully. This photo is from Chase Manhattan Bank's Holiday party; New York.
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1966: Last Call
The most popular new drink in the '60s—the Harvey Wallbanger—came from California.
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1948: Slow Dancing
The first Kinsey report, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, was published in January 1948. This photo is from a Christmas party for Schiff Terhune, an insurance company; New York.
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1948: Coming Up Shorts
The martini was the drink of choice in 1948, but Margarita Sames created her namesake libation in December of that year at her home bar in Acapulco.
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1966: King Leer
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission didn't issue guidelines classifying sexual harassment as a form of discrimination until 1980.
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1948: Pre-Macarena
Columbia Records introduced the 33 1/3 L.P. in 1948; the No. 1 song on Christmas Day was Dinah Shore's "Buttons and Bows."
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