1940s baby names are a throwback to another — dare we say more adorable — time in baby naming. Think Willie and Wayne for baby boys and Betty and Bonnie for baby girls. The tragedies and triumphs of ...
At the dawn of the 1940s, much of the world was already at war. Less than two years later, the United States would be drawn into the conflict. But by the end of the decade, the U.S. was again at peace ...
Couples have been saying ‘I do’ for centuries, but the way people celebrate love has never stayed the same. Wedding traditions shift and evolve over time, with each decade bringing its own fresh ...
If the 1940s could be characterized by one world event, it would be World War II — and the period of postwar changes that followed it. That includes what's been called a Baby Boom, which means that ...
If you're getting ready to welcome a baby, congratulations! One of the more daunting tasks you may have on your plate is choosing a name for your new arrival. Narrowing it down from the wide world of ...
Black Americans traditionally have had a number of ways of celebrating their emancipation from slavery. In some communities, a weekend in June called Juneteenth celebrates the date the Emancipation ...
The phrase "out with the old and in with the new" certainly doesn't apply to these women who have swapped their modern wardrobe for 1940s fashion. Jamie Seibert, 46, and Gwendolyn Erin Patterson, 25, ...
Evoking the golden age of brewing when beer sales boomed after Prohibition was repealed and Brooklyn-brewed Rheingold was a top-seller is 1940s Brewing Company in Holbrook, which is expanding to meet ...
Have any of Grandma’s old clothes laying around? Not sure what to do with that shirtwaist dress and petticoat in the year 2023? Then, the 1940s Ball, returning to Boulder this weekend, may be just the ...
Welcome back to our series on the history of makeup. If I had to summarize the 1940s in one sentence, it would be this: Natural beauty and RED LIPSTICK, RED LIPSTICK EVERYWHERE AHHH! (Look, I never ...
At the dawn of the 1940s, much of the world was already at war. Less than two years later, the United States would be drawn into the conflict. But by the end of the decade, the U.S. was again at peace ...