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Los Angeles The Fifties
Mamie Eisenhower representing her times
Mamie Eisenhower
April 10, 2011
Mamie Eisenhower lived in 33 homes in 37 years of marriage. World War II and Franklin Roosevelt changed her husband’s fortunes and the couple...
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The Ku Klux Klan in the fifties and sixties
Society & Culture
July 27, 2010
The federal government broke up the first Ku Klux Klan during the Grant years. During the twenties, the second Klan disintegrated following scandal...
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Top Ten Historical Moments of the 1950s
Society & Culture
April 24, 2010
The fifties stereotype makes people believe in a placid, calm, and boring era. However, the fifties represented a dynamic time in America and the...
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Desi Arnaz: Forgotten Pioneer
Society & Culture
October 15, 2009
On this date in 1951, I Love Lucy debuted on television. The show featured a daffy housewife (Lucille Ball)and her Cuban bandleader husband. The...
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