Americans are divided on whether U.S. culture and way of life was better in the 1950s, with white Christians more likely to say it was, a new survey finds. Why it matters: Despite the segregation ...

After decades of financial hardship and world war, the 1950s brought in a more promising era of peace and prosperity for the majority of Americans. Life in ... But as the United States grew ...

In the 1950s, images of the future ... The Space Race As the Cold War took hold, the United States and the Soviet Union debated the merits of their ways of life -- and raced to launch the first ...

In fact, the American consumer was praised as a patriotic citizen in the 1950s, contributing to the ultimate success of the American way of life. "The good purchaser devoted to 'more, newer and ...