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A friend has sent you the following article from PopMatters.com PopWire: 50 years later, how the credit card has changed America by Patrick MaySan Jose Mercury News (MCT) 22 September 2008 They called it the Fresno Drop. Fifty years ago this month, Bank of America mass-mailed to nearly every home in Fresno, Calif., a small piece of plastic called the BankAmericard. The credit card had arrived, a shiny corkscrew for each recipient to unbottle… Link: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/50-years-later-how-the-credit-card-has-changed-america/ PopMatters Popular Voices, Cultural Matters http://www.popmatters.com/

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