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End of WWII
V-J Day, Japan surrenders -
Publishing of the Kinsey reports
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male published -
First Issue Published
"It was as if America had been waiting for Playboy, and it in a way, it had." (Miller 44) -
Playboy Advertising Made a Priority
Victor Lownes brought on staff and made Playboy attractive to mainstream advertisers. -
Fiction content upgraded
Authors such as Vladimire Nabokov, James Baldwin, and John Steinbeck began to be printed in the magazine, making Playboy more than just a soft-core porn magazine. -
"Playboy's Penthouse Apartment" article published
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Hugh Hefner publicized as the "face" of Playboy
An article describes Hefner as a man who: “likes jazz, foreign films, Ivy League clothes, gin and tonic and pretty girls – the same sort of thing Playboy readers like" -
Playboy exceeds circulation of Esquire
Playboy becomes the most popular men's magazine in America -
Playboy Mansion Chicago purchased
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First Playboy Club opens in Chicago
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"Playboy Townhouse" article published
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"Playboy Philosophy" began to be published
Hefner used this outlet to discuss his views on a broad range of subjects with this 25 part installment. -
Infamous Round Bed featured in a Playboy article
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Playboy Interview: Marshall McLuhan
Mcluhan was not the only important figure to participate in the Playboy Interview: figures such as Martin Luther King Jr., Dolly Parton, and Miles Davis. The Interview worked to legitimate Playboy as a respectable magazine. -
Penthouse magazine first published
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Playboy Mansion West purchased
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1st time full-frontal nudity was shown in Playboy as a direct result of the Pubic Wars
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"New Man" image created
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"New Lad" image sees a return to traditional masculine values
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The Girls Next Door premieres
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Playboy Opens Its First Club since 1988 at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas
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The House Bunny premieres in theaters