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 ...

Theater “usherette,” radio repairman, blouse presser at a shirt factory, switchboard operator, pipe fitter at Mare Island, hospital attendant, prune sorter and even soda jerk.

Step back into the 1950s, where soda fountains buzzed, milkmen made daily rounds, and smoking on airplanes was just another mid-flight ritual. It was an age of polished manners, rigid rules, and ...

As all history should be told and, in this case, with particular deference to Black History Month, here's an unvarnished timeline of what it was like for the Black Packers who served as trailblazers ...

This drop in the city’s Portuguese population mirrored a decline in all of Lowell’s immigrant communities in the post-World War II period. As shown in Table 7, all of the city’s immigrant populations ...

What was life like around Louisville 70 years ago? Photos capturing the Derby City during the 1950s looks almost fictional when you compare it to today. From the fashion, to the cars and the building ...

On Nov. 25, 1950 a windstorm and the following day's floods swept across Berkshire County and knocked down trees, power and phone lines, washed out roads and caused New England $15 million in damage, ...

Explore 1950s fashion history and how the silhouette represents gender roles post-World War 2. From shorter skirts to hourglass figures, discover the era's emphasis on femininity. Trump hit with dire ...

This article is part of a series by White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office that will delve into the history of the Trinity Site Test, which marked its 80th anniversary on July 16, and the ...