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 ...

We watch sports for their inherent unpredictability. While the rules are straightforward enough, there’s no telling how things will play out. The game evolves over the years, generational talents ...

Medieval castles have a domineering look to them, with their stone walls and jagged angles. But there was a lot more going on behind the facade that made these feats of architecture all the more ...

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.

Throughout history, there have been iconic moments that defined an era and thanks to the advent of photography, we’ve been lucky to capture many of those moments. From the fashion trends of the ’20s ...

For archaeologists, it’s hard not to think of what could have happened if some of the most important structures of the past were still standing. For instance, one can only speculate how much the world ...

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 ...

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 ...