Think light summer dresses, shirts and shorts worn at the country club or on sailing holidays ... But this staple of preppy American fashion has humble origins, far from Martha’s Vineyard ...

Poverty and inequality persisted during the 1960s and 1970s in America. Government policies aimed to address the country’s social problems. The women’s movement developed to campaign against ...

Within the African American community, federal funding sparked a serious controversy over birth control, especially the Pill. In the 1960s, many African Americans around the country deeply ...

When one thinks of Italian singers, individuals such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Al Martino, and Perry Como often come to ...

The house is among new exhibits dedicated to memories of the 1940s to the 1960s at the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley. John and Alan Aston, aged 74 and 71, responded to an appeal for memories ...

The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

From the 1950s to the early 1960s, in the midst of the economic boom that was occurring in America, Las Vegas experienced ... "Entertainment Capital" of the country. However, outside of the ...

A museum has recreated a 1960s high street, complete with recognisable shops which have since closed down. The Black Country Living Museum has been influenced by places in Dudley, where it is ...