The United States was technically at peace as the 1940s began, but it was only a matter of time before the attack on Pearl Harbor forced the country’s hand and marked America’s entry into World War II ...

It’s often hard to relate to the people shown in old photos. After all, everything from their mannerisms to their style of dress in these sepia-toned snapshots is clearly from a different era. However ...

For many decades, the only way a couple could get divorced was for one partner to establish that the other had done something irreconcilable, which is known as “fault divorce” today. This contrasts ...

In the mid-1820s, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce produced the oldest surviving photograph of a real-life scene. Since then, photography spread across several countries, where other inventors improved upon ...

Life in the 1950s was very different from what it is today. Lacking the technology of the 21st century, it was a much simpler time. People weren’t distracted by personal devices and spent more time ...

The Medieval period, also called the Middle Ages, spanned from the 5th century through the 15th century. This era became famous for the Bubonic Plague, Crusades, and harsh life. But many peoples’ ...

Although it took place nearly a century ago, the Great Depression still looms large in any discussion of American history. Starting in 1929 and dragging on through most of the 1930s, the Great ...

The Golden Age of Hollywood is one that will never be forgotten, with the likes of legendary actors James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, John Wayne, and Grace Kelly – to name a few. Classic Hollywood cinema ...

No musician sets out to be a one hit wonder, but in many cases, this is exactly what happens: An act bursts onto the scene with a chart-topping song, only to never re-enter the pop culture zeitgeist.

The JFK assassination, increasing racial tensions, and the Vietnam War all occurred in the 1960s. Despite some very tumultuous and trying times, the decade also kicked off the flower power movement ...

While the postwar ’50s and ’60s are often romanticized, the 1970s were a different beast. As Americans grappled with the end of the Vietnam War and inflation, much of the decade was marked by creeping ...

If disaster struck today and you no longer had access to electricity or other modern comforts, would you be able to survive? In the days of old, our ancestors relied mostly on themselves to get ...