Each weekend, dancers stoked on music and alcohol sway to the old hits on the decrepit rooftop terrace of Kinshasa's venerable La Creche bar like little has changed in the Congolese capital since the ...

Adding electronic fuel injection and turbochargers can really boost both the performance and efficiency of an older engine. But how well do those modifications work when they’re applied not to a ...

A sock hop was a popular event in the 1950s. At sock hops, teenagers would gather to dance to the music of the day. But these considerate teens wouldn’t want to scuff up the dance floor that they ...

Working with the likes Terrence Malick, Brian De Palma and Martin Scorsese, Fisk says, “was exciting times — we thought, like, we’re taking over the film business. And so now this was exciting for me, ...

Nearly everyone has a few old coins kicking around. But did you realize that a few cents from the 1950s could be worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars today and help you get ahead financially?

Data show that unidentified lights in archival astronomy images were 68% more likely to be imaged 24 hours after a nuclear weapons test. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

From 1948 to 1952, the White House underwent a complete gut renovation. The building had numerous structural issues that made it unsafe for the Trumans to live in. Archived photos show the massive ...

In 1950, Michigan was basking in its reputation as an industrial powerhouse. Detroit factories – retooled to mass-produce aircraft, tanks and other war materials during World War II – helped defeat ...

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The 1950s and early '60s were a high point for jazz. Jazz was popular. You could hear it on TV, on college campuses, and on US State Department tours. It was an era of mind-boggling creativity. Cool ...