Chanel! Dior! Givenchy! These brands all dominated the Parisian fashion scene throughout the 1950s. Once the fashion restrictions imposed by World War II cloth rationing were lifted, old styles were ...

It made world news last week when a small lake in Canada ... For this group, that date is around 1950. But what didn't get reported was the resignation of a key member, global ecosystem expert ...

Fierce competition between two Tokyo pencil makers led to a "Golden Age" of Japanese pencil manufacturing from 1952-1967. As detailed in this article from the St. Louis Art Supply website, Tombow ...

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the very first Formula One world championship in 1950 which featured seven races and was won by the Italian Giuseppe Farina. AFP Sport picks out six things to ...

The classic doll who has comforted generations of little girls - this is what she looked liked in the 1950s. Originated from ... content on A History of the World is created by the contributors ...

Whitsuntide, 1954: Despite the miserable weather on this Whit Monday in 1954, people brave the Cleethorpes seafront to make ...

Now in its 67th year, attendance at Sweetwater's rattlesnake roundup benefited from mild weather over the weekend as visitors ...

The US balance of payments deficits provided $7 billion of an $8.5 billion increase in world liquidity during the 1950s. The increase in liquidity enabled the international economy to grow at a record ...

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the very first Formula One world championship in 1950 which featured seven races and was won by the Italian Giuseppe Farina. We pick out six things to know ...