The 1950s were America’s most optimistic decade. The war was won, the economy was booming, and the atom had been split, which ...

American society in the 1950s was geared toward the family. Marriage and children were part of the national agenda. And the Cold War was in part a culture war, with the American family at the center ...

The 1950s were a defining decade for American culture. As the nation bounced back from the devastation of World War II, a vibrant new era emerged. Iconic cars, pin-up girls, and bustling cities ...

The late 1950s were a unique time when emboldened optimism and style walked alongside one another. From the fashion to the family cars, everything truly seemed as if it was thoughtfully designed, ...

James Stewart looks through his camera in a scene form the film 'Rear Window', 1954. ( The 1950s were the last full decade of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Hollywood filmmakers weren’t the only ones ...

Music fans often struggle to name the women who shaped 1950s music. Many great female singers from this time don’t get the recognition they deserve. Their voices and songs helped define an era, but ...

Six General Motors concept car from the 1950s — five of them stunningly restored, the sixth even more stunning because it is untouched since it was reclaimed from decades in a suburban Detroit ...

A decade of contradictions: infinite hope for the future coupled with fear of powerful enemies. That is the 1950s, a time of war and then of post-war prosperity. Rock and roll was evolving from rhythm ...