Was there really a battle of the bands raging between The Beach Boys and The Beatles? Just how did Lucille Ball come by that famous flame-red hair? And who was the original Ruth Martin on Lassie? Popular culture in the twentieth century was a wild, wondrous melting pot of unforgettable personalities and happenings that defined each era-and shaped the lives of the people who experienced those times. What's more, recalling the crooners, comics, and cranks of those famed days is a sure-fire way to strike up a conversation across generations.

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