The 1950s turned American cars into rolling monuments, stretching sheet metal, horsepower, and chrome to extravagant new ...

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 ...

Country music in the 1950s was a pivotal era, yet many fans today might struggle to name the female artists who shaped the genre during this time. These pioneering women not only created unforgettable ...

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 ...

The 1950s were where it all started for rock music. While some proto-rock origins can be found in the 40s, the 50s were where rock music really started to develop. And even though decades have passed ...

A study co-authored by a CU Boulder economist reveals how young wives played a significant role in financially kick-starting their families during the economic prosperity of the 1950s, also opening ...

Forget “Happy Days”; the 1950s were a time of uncertainty, both economically and politically. The decade that began with President Harry Truman and ended with President Dwight D. Eisenhower is ...