Theater “usherette,” radio repairman, blouse presser at a shirt factory, switchboard operator, pipe fitter at Mare Island, hospital attendant, prune sorter and even soda jerk.

As all history should be told and, in this case, with particular deference to Black History Month, here's an unvarnished timeline of what it was like for the Black Packers who served as trailblazers ...

This drop in the city’s Portuguese population mirrored a decline in all of Lowell’s immigrant communities in the post-World War II period. As shown in Table 7, all of the city’s immigrant populations ...

On Nov. 25, 1950 a windstorm and the following day's floods swept across Berkshire County and knocked down trees, power and phone lines, washed out roads and caused New England $15 million in damage, ...

What was life like around Louisville 70 years ago? Photos capturing the Derby City during the 1950s looks almost fictional when you compare it to today. From the fashion, to the cars and the building ...

Explore 1950s fashion history and how the silhouette represents gender roles post-World War 2. From shorter skirts to hourglass figures, discover the era's emphasis on femininity. Trump hit with dire ...