The generation that survived polio epidemics and practiced air raid drills developed a psychological toughness that makes ...

World Series champion: New York Yankees. NL MVP: Jim Konstanty, Philadephia. AL MVP: Phil Rizzuto, New York. Notable rookies in 1950: Joe Adcock, Gus Bell, Whitey ...

Dick Durrance arrived in town as Aspen Mountain’s third general manager in 1947. Durrance was America’s most accomplished skier at the time, having notched the highest-ever finish for an American when ...

The United States finally has an opportunity to showcase its newest generation of soccer players to fans around the globe at the World Cup 2022. To date, the pieces of an 11-man puzzle never quite ...

From the outbreak of the Korean War to NATO’s expansion, 1950 marked the Cold War’s first great turning point. The balance of power was already shifting Senators back killing 450,000 Owls—how yours ...

Two new nations -- Israel and Indonesia -- have taken their places among the states of the world in the 1950 edition of this standard political reference book. Two more important areas of the world -- ...

Empirical investigations of the role of human capital require accurate measures across countries and over time. This column describes a new dataset on educational attainment for 146 countries at ...

Funny Face served as a precursor to this shift in sensibility and sensitivity. The girl next door was about to let her hair down. She was going to be unleashed and a little sexed up. The 1956 musical, ...

While a lot of museums include artists from around the world in their shows covering the recent past, too often the contributions are minor cultural variations on the same old Western themes—a ...

DOHA, Qatar - The United States frustrated England in a 0-0 draw on Friday for its second consecutive tie in the World Cup. The result might not match the U.S.’ famous 1-0 win from the 1950 tournament ...