The slower daily rhythm of mid-century America wasn't a product of limited options — it was a framework that gave people time to actually process their lives. Casual, consistent community ties like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On one hand, the 1950s don't seem that long ago. There are PLENTY of people alive today who were also alive in the '50s. (My ...

In the 1950s, people had grand visions of what the future would look like. Scientists, journalists, and companies made bold claims about life in the year 2000. Many believed machines would take over ...