U.S. History
7 Popular 1950s Items You Never See Anymore
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Seventy years ago, Elvis was shaking up the airwaves, Lucille Ball had Americans laughing in their living rooms, and Presidents Harry Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower were charting very different visions for a postwar United States. The space race was just beginning to heat up and prosperity fueled a culture of optimism for many. It was a decade of technological innovation and imagination, with a flood of brand-new gadgets, fashions, and conveniences promising to make everyday life sleeker, faster, and more modern than ever before. Of course, not everything from the 1950s stood the test ...Read More
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U.S. HistoryFact1The most valuable U.S. bill is the ‘Grand Watermelon’ $1,000 Treasury Note.
Money might seem like an odd collector’s item, given that we tend to think of a $100 bill as being worth, well, $100. But several discontinued banknotes are worth far…
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U.S. HistoryArticle128 Military Honors Beyond the Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is the oldest and arguably most famous military award in the U.S. Its origins stretch back to 1782 and the Badge of Military Merit — a heart…
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U.S. HistoryArticle397 Popular 1950s Items You Never See Anymore
Seventy years ago, Elvis was shaking up the airwaves, Lucille Ball had Americans laughing in their living rooms, and Presidents Harry Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower were charting very different…
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U.S. HistoryArticle15The History of 6 Legendary White House Rooms
Constructed between 1792 and 1800, the White House has been home to every U.S. president except the first: Though George Washington oversaw construction of the building, he never actually lived…
