In the age of the baby boom, popular names were traditional and conservative, mirroring the culture of the times. But many ...

Historical observations from an observatory in Germany have now independently verified evidence for brief, mysterious flashes ...

The 5:30 dinner hour wasn't nostalgia — it was pure industrial logic.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to 1950s TV sitcoms, if you caught them in reruns, you undoubtedly look at them as examples of classic TV. And if ...

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 peak era for sandwiches. Here are some of the most popular sandwiches that defined the decade.

Everyday life in the 1950s revolved around a tight set of household tools you used constantly, from the moment you woke up to the time you went to bed. If you grew up in that decade, you probably ...

A Columbus-made Lustron prefabricated house is on display at Ohio History Center's 1950s: Building the American Dream exhibit. Central Ohio is facing a housing crisis, but it’s not the first time. The ...

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 ...

These surreal rock star interviews from the 1950s will give you a look into the past, when rock ’n’ roll was just beginning to take over popular music. Reportedly Elvis Presley’s only live talk show ...