The decade of the '50s conjures up images of sock hops and hula hoops — and some 1950s names that, like poodle skirts, have fallen out of fashion. This is especially true of baby girl names of the ...

The 1950s were the launch pad into the second half of the 20th century. The post-World War II period saw the spark of the Civil Rights movement, the surge into the suburbs, and the birth of rock and ...

Selecting a name for your baby is one of the most momentous decisions a parent will ever make. Whether you're partial to more traditional names or prefer something a bit more unique, choosing a ...

James Stewart looks through his camera in a scene form the film 'Rear Window', 1954. ( The 1950s were the last full decade of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Hollywood filmmakers weren’t the only ones ...

Readers who attended, heard about or wished they were at any of the evolutionary rock concerts of the 1950s through 1985 will be eager to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what really went into the ...

Joni James, a popular 1950s pop singer who topped the charts in 1952 with "Why Don't You Believe Me?" died Feb. 20, her son said. She was 91. James died of natural causes in a hospital in West Palm ...

(AP) - Ed Ames, the youngest member of the popular 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers, who later became a successful actor in television and musical theater, has died. He was 95. The last survivor ...

The popular 1950s character was played by a Napa County bakery owner. When Timbo the Clown showed up at the Sonoma County Fair, he wasn’t considered scary. He was friendly, exuberant and popular with ...