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Monthly Archives: December 2013

  • December 21, 2013

    An American Summer Camp in France

    BY Lucas Habte

    In 1925, educator Donald MacJannet opened an American-style summer camp for French and American students on the shores of Lake Annecy in southeastern France, near the Swiss border.

    FROM:Archive Fever

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  • December 20, 2013

    The First Ever Teen Drama

    BY Lucas Habte

    Beverly Hills, 90210, Degrassi High, My So-Called Life, and Dawson’s Creek were all shows from the 1990s that pioneered the now ubiquitous teen drama, but nothing came before Never Too Young, the 1965 TV show that was the first to target a teen audience.

    FROM:Tube Time

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  • December 18, 2013

    Youth Film Distribution Center, 1971

    BY Lucas Habte

    New York’s Youth Film Distribution Center was founded in 1969 as a platform to exclusively showcase 16mm sound films by young filmmakers aged 14 to 20.

    FROM:Archive Fever

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  • December 13, 2013

    Tomorrow’s Defenders of Liberty

    BY Lucas Habte

    The Victory Corps was an educational program for teenagers that ran from 1942-44, training high schoolers to become “tomorrow’s defenders of liberty.”

    FROM:Archive Fever

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  • December 4, 2013

    Krumping in Liberia

    BY Lucas Habte

    Krumping, a popular hip-hop dance style from Los Angeles, has made its way to Liberia thanks to the internet and creative teens hungry for innovative outlets for their talents.

    FROM:Youth Happenings

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  • December 3, 2013

    The World’s First Selfie

    BY Lucas Habte

    Long before the Myspace and “duck face” rose to prominence, teen girls with cameras were already taking photos of themselves and sending them to loved ones.

    FROM:Archive Fever

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