From loose seat belts to backyard explosives, 1950s life shows how fast ordinary habits can turn into crimes under modern law ...

When Barbara Walters first stepped onto the broadcast journalism scene in the 1950s, people were impressed by her poise, strong work ethic, and go-getter attitude. She was a star, and none a little ...

I’m often asked, “What has happened to the middle class?” The best answer I can think of puts the question into historical context, if only because so many folks are thinking back to their childhood.

The 1950s were a defining decade in American history, marked by postwar optimism, booming suburbs, and a confidence that ...

1. Name the song these lyrics belong to: “Give me a ticket for an airplane. Ain’t got time to take a fast train.” 2. Who wrote the Monkees song “Another Pleasant Valley Sunday?” 3. Whose last ...

Editor’s note: Opinion content is solely the opinion of the writer and not the Daily Journal. I’m often asked, “What has happened to the middle class?” The best answer I can think of puts the question ...

It was an oddly idyllic time and place in which to grow up. Los Angeles has become a world city in the intervening years, a gigantic, fast-paced, complex megalopolis, but in the 1950s, while ...