In his latest book, journalist and historian Clay Risen explores how the House Un-American Activities Committee and Senator ...

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As bridges across the United States keep aging and deteriorating, we’re at the turning point of what will happen in the ...

A 25-year-old woman who lives in an “untouched” 1950s-era home has opened the doors to her historic space—while revealing why she chose to maintain the property’s original fixtures and ...

A historic Arizona house that was built in the 1950s as a showcase of electric homes is for sale for $1.5 million. The remodeled home is in the Sherwood Heights neighborhood, a slice of “old ...

Weeki Wachee’s biggest attraction has been its historic underwater mermaid shows in a 400-seat submerged auditorium ...

RED SCARE: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America, by Clay Risen When the ... Americans of the 1950s managed to suppress their own epidemic of intolerance — for a time.

Here’s a look at the 1950s Barbie dolls that can now fetch as much as $8,000. Barbie’s roots trace back to the 1950s. Created by Ruth Handler and manufactured by the American toy company ...