After some 20 years of financial hardship and world war, the 1950s finally ushered in an era of peace and prosperity for the majority of Americans. Life in suburbia, with its cookie-cutter family ...

The 1950s are often remembered as America's golden age - a time of booming prosperity, growing suburbs, technological ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. H. Armstrong Roberts / Retrofile RF via Getty Images When you picture the quintessential 1950s family, Leave It to Beaver and I ...

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 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 ...

The 1950s were a transformative period for the American automotive industry. Characterized by a shift towards larger, stylish, more powerful cars, the decade saw the rise of iconic designs, ...

The notion of a cockpit-less plane sounds bizarre now, but at the time, the periscope concept was seen as a viable idea. If one is familiar with the “Century Series” of American fighter aircraft ...