Monday, February 2, 2009.  "It Was 20 Years Ago Today" returns with new episodes, beginning with the final day of the third Los Angeles International Animation Festival, at which "<a href="http://www3.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=17537#ff-prix">The Cat Came Back</a>" won two awards.  I talk about this, one of my favorite cartoons, and about my fondness for animation going back to childhood. It is frequently possible to see "The Cat Came Back" via <a href="http://www.youtube.com">YouTube</a>; I suggest going to the site and searching the title.

Monday, February 2, 2009. "It Was 20 Years Ago Today" returns with new episodes, beginning with the final day of the third Los Angeles International Animation Festival, at which "The Cat Came Back" won two awards. I talk about this, one of my favorite cartoons, and about my fondness for animation going back to childhood. It is frequently possible to see "The Cat Came Back" via YouTube; I suggest going to the site and searching the title.

Monday, February 2, 2009.&nbsp; "It Was 20 Years Ago Today" returns with new episodes, beginning with the final day of the third Los Angeles International Animation Festival, at which "<a href="http://www3.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=17537#ff-prix" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Cat Came Back</a>" won two awards.&nbsp; I talk about this, one of my favorite cartoons, and about my fondness for animation going back to childhood. It is frequently possible to see "The Cat Came Back" via <a href="http://www.youtube.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a>; I suggest going to the site and searching the title.

Episode #137 -- The Cat Came Back

A look at the events and culture of the (relatively) recent past -- twenty, or sometimes thirty, years ago from the day of posting.  The 1980s. The 1990s.  People.  Society.  Books, movies, television and video games.  Crime and justice.  War and disasters.  It's all here, seen through the lens of my own memory.  Learn or remember about days not so long gone, and see how what happened then affects us today -- all in less than ten minutes per episode.

History

A look at the events and culture of the (relatively) recent past -- twenty, or sometimes thirty, years ago from the day of posting. The 1980s. The 1990s. People. Society. Books, movies, television and video games. Crime and justice. War and disasters. It's all here, seen through the lens of my own memory. Learn or remember about days not so long gone, and see how what happened then affects us today -- all in less than ten minutes per episode.

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