1950s
Emmett Till's Casket Goes to the Smithsonian
Simeon Wright recalls the events surrounding his cousin's murder and the importance of having the casket on public display
November 2009 |
By Abby Callard
Q and A: Wanda Jackson
In the 1950s, Wanda Jackson was one of the first women to record rock 'n' roll.
November 2008 |
By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Robert Frank’s Curious Perspective
In his book The Americans, Robert Frank changed photography. Fifty years on, it still unsettles
November 2008 |
By Richard B. Woodward
Blood in the Water at the 1956 Olympics
Political turmoil between Hungary and the Soviet Union spills over into an Olympic water polo match
August 01, 2008 |
By Miles Corwin
Before the Revolution
Socialites and celebrities flocked to Cuba in the 1950s
August 01, 2007 |
By Natasha Del Toro
A Lesson In Hate
How an Egyptian student came to study 1950s America and left determined to wage holy war
February 2006 |
By David Von Drehle
Tray Bon!
Thanksgiving leftovers260 tons in allgave birth to an industry
December 2004 |
By Owen Edwards
Comedy Central
"Your Show of Shows," starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, pioneered madcap TV humor in the 1950s.
September 2004 |
By Owen Edwards
The Pledge's Creator
What would the minister who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance make of the legal challenge to it?
November 2003 |
By Jeffrey Owen Jones
