The 1950s were a decade of timeless charm, and baby names from that era still carry a nostalgic weight. While some names ...

"Why this conservative loved his 1950s upbringing. David Hoffman presents captivating documentaries and archival news clips ...

Torrance Councilmember Nick Drale heard the protests and was convinced that the dump needed to be closed. Between 1950 and ...

The image above is from Pittsburgh, PA in 1950 just after the Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 had struck most of the eastern ...

In the 1950s, Philadelphia police used the term "Black Friday" to describe a day of chaos that ensued on the day after ...

June 1. Western leases Clear Lake Camp for five years to conduct an experiment in camping education. Home economics education develops a general home economics major, a minor in clothing and a minor ...

Reflecting the solid analyses and effective writing style of a mature historian, Rethinking the 1950s is accessible to the general reader.” -- William R. Childs, Professor of History, Emeritus, The ...

Two of the most significant physical changes to the neighborhood—the construction, in the mid-1950s, of the Bishop Markham public housing development, to the west of Gorham Street, and the building, ...

24, 1869, according to The History Channel. So, how did a shopping event take its name? Black Friday's name dates back to the 1950s, the History Channel reports. It was used by Philadelphia ...

There are names long associated with the Wilmington area many know today: Rivenbark, Trask, Saffo and MacRae to name a few. When it came to names in the Port City more than 60 years ago, there ...

Welcome to your memories of the decade that either meant innocence and deference or bigotry and deprivation. Andrew Marr on when women were housewives, men smoked pipes and schoolboys sported caps and ...