American society in the 1950s was geared toward the family. Marriage and children were part of the national agenda.

In the 1950s, American luxury cars did more than move people from driveway to downtown, they broadcast status in chrome, tailfins, and acres of steel. The decade’s most opulent machines turned ...

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 National Book Awards will celebrate its 75th anniversary at this year’s ceremony, on Nov. 20. To mark the occasion, The Washington Post has collaborated with the administrator and presenter of the ...

Your institution does not have access to this book on JSTOR. Try searching on JSTOR for other items related to this book. Introduction.: THE UNFOLDMENT OF THE COLD WAR IN THE 1950s Introduction.: THE ...

Levittown in Long Island, New York, was built in 1947 as a suburban community for America's growing families. Here's what it ...

Few decades pique American interest as much as the 1950s. From sock hops to drive-ins, poodle skirts to rock n' roll, there's a lot to remember. And here at Taste of Home, we relish the iconic food ...

The American ranch house has for decades been dismissed as the real estate equivalent of the TV dinner—mass-produced, bland and outmoded. Recently, though, home buyers are warming to the humble legacy ...