There is probably no other time in American history that is talked about as much as the 1950s. But, amid all the reminiscence and nostalgia, how much is truth and how much is rumor or inaccurate ...

Home life in the 1950s followed routines that feel almost unfamiliar today—from formal dinners to strict Sunday quiet hours.

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The 1950s are often remembered as a golden era in America. It was an age of optimism, simplicity, and classic Americana. It was a time when families gathered around black-and-white televisions, ...

The 1950s was the start of Phoenix's journey to become a major American city. The prosperity the city saw during the '50s remains unmatched to this day. Phoenix was a farming town with an area of ...

From the trendy ankle-length swing prom dress style to the short poodle hairstyle, social and cultural influences in the 1950s shaped the teenage experience differently from that of today’s youth.

The 1950s were a wild mix of domestic duties, social expectations, and carefully polished appearances—all wrapped up in a perfectly pressed apron. For women of the era, life was about striking a ...

Coming after World War II, the 1950s finally allowed people to take a sigh of relief as they began recovering from years of economic decline, conflicts, and battles. It was a period characterized by ...

The western world experienced a period of big changes in all areas of life in the 1950s. Often referred to as the Golden Age of America, this decade is defined by tremendous economic growth and ...

With the recent release of the hit movie “Oppenheimer,” many older Alle-Kiski Valley residents are reflecting on life in the 1950s and ’60s during the Cold War and the threat of nuclear attack. The ...

One major virtue of the film historian Foster Hirsch’s teeming new book, “Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties,” is to bring the output of this extraordinary decade back into the forefront of ...