The meals were priced low, making diners popular even before their rise in the 1950s. During the Great Depression, diners provided an inexpensive way for families to go out to eat, the Telegraph ...

Classic period drama about three children whose lives change dramatically after they move from a comfortable townhouse to a small Yorkshire cottage near a railway line. Show more 1904, England.

Additional stories will be published throughout the week. ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor was a quickly growing town in the 1950s, starting the decade with about 48,000 residents and welcoming nearly ...

Today, the 1950s are seen as a golden age by many, a time of postwar prosperity, television, rock and roll, and McDonald’s. But Americans also faced the Cold War and its threat of nuclear ...

Welcome to our new section of articles about Post War Britain; everyday life and events in the 1950s and 1960s. For those of you who remember these days, we hope you will enjoy reminiscing! Please ...

HANOI, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Vietnam will start building a new railway from its largest northern port to the border with China by the end of next year, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said.

In the 1950s, men’s swimwear saw a significant shift towards shorter, tighter styles compared to the more modest options of previous decades. The popular silhouette became the “trunk” style ...

Polio vaccines helped eliminate the disease from the US in 1979. Before then, in the 1950s specifically, cases of poliovirus ran rampant in the US. Hospitals overflowed with disabled or severely ...

The buildings were more or less intact in 1972, but by 1977 had all been razed to the ground except the main erecting halls, which are still used, albeit not for railway purposes. [19] [20] The engine ...

A hotel in one of the "most beautiful spots in the UK" is up for sale. Llyn Mwyngil - or Talyllyn lake - sits in the foothills of Cadair Idris and is a stunning sight as drivers descend the A487 ...

The Survey also analyses the investment trends and policies in the 1950s and provides an economic outlook for 1960. Economic Developments in the Middle East 1958–59 This study reviews current ...