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The Holiday Office Party

Nov 19 2007

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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.
1966: Last Call
The most popular new drink in the '60s—the Harvey Wallbanger—came from California.
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.
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.
1966: King Leer
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission didn't issue guidelines classifying sexual harassment as a form of discrimination until 1980.
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."