Go-go dancing 1960s-era clubgoers wore miniskirts and knee-high, high-heeled boots, which eventually came to be called go-go boots. Night club promoters in the mid‑1960s then conceived the idea of hiring women dressed in these outfits to entertain patrons. The term "go-go" derives from the phrase "go-go-go" for a high-energy person, and was influenced by the French expression "à gogo", meaning "in abundance, galore", which is in turn derived from the ancient French word "la gogue" for "joy, happiness". On 19 June 1964, Carol Doda began go-go dancing topless at the Condor Club on Broadway and Columbus in the North Beach neighborhood of
SS Fort Lee unearthed by researchers in 2000. The boat had drifted over 10 weeks before landing on Japanese-held Sumba Island with three men remaining. All three perished in custody of the Japanese. "Fort Lee" (MC Hull #327) was laid down on 24 October 1942 at Sun Shipbuilding in Chester, Pennsylvania; launched on 25 February 1943; and delivered on 15 March 1943. After launching, "Fort Lee" initially operated in the Mediterranean and Atlantic. The ship departed New York on 28 May 1943 for Gibraltar, arriving in mid-June. In July, "Fort Lee" left Gibraltar and steamed for Avonmouth, which it reached later in the