The Victorian-era parenting practices that make the 1950s look enlightened While 1950s parenting practices seem shocking ...

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 ...

Dining out in the 1950s was pretty different from what it's like today, though there are some similarities. From table ...

The 1950s brought a warmth to American living rooms that no television screen could match. Families gathered around their radios, the glow of the dial matched by the glow of unforgettable voices. From ...

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 ...

We often associate the time before microwavable meals and fast food being more wholesome and healthy—with farm fresh vegetables and fruits in abundance—but the typical 1950s American diet was actually ...

It’s a tough pill to swallow, sometimes. We’re living in a world that’s faster, flashier, and more futuristic than the 1950s ever could have imagined. We’ve got gadgets that would have given Dick ...

The Nuclear Savings Rule looks at 1950s spending habits. Many people of that era had lived through the Great Depression and maintained their frugal lifestyles even after it ended. The Nuclear Savings ...