In 1959, the Chicago White Sox won the pennant. Bells rang, horns blew, and some people huddled in their basements, awaiting the end of the world.
Highlights
-Khrushchev’s first hot dog
-The 1959 “Go Go” White Sox and the team’s historic pennant drought
-Victory in “Baseball Thunderdome”
-Sirens interrupt celebrations
-Atomic terror in the 1950s
-Chicago flunks its civil defense pop quiz
-Robert Quinn, the man who thought this was a good idea
Further Reading/Viewing
The Duck and Cover Pennant - Project 3.18
Civil Defense Instructional Video
On the Beach (featuring Fred Astaire!)
