This song is credited with the birth of soul music, and it was considered controversial when it came onto the scene in 1955.

In recognition of Black History Month, consider the accomplishments of four Black historical leaders with ties to Norwich.

AMHERST — Sojourner Truth was one of the most famous abolitionists of 19th century U.S. history. But Tom Goldscheider, of the David Ruggles Center in Florence, has heard of many longtime local ...

Compared with parenting styles today, kids raised in the 1950s were taught very different life lessons and expected to cultivate independence in ways that were often harsher. Parents back then ...

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Part of a series of profiles during Black History Month highlighting unsung African-American figures from New England. Long before Frederick Douglass became a famous abolitionist, before his speeches ...

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 ...

The 1950s may just be the ultimate dream decade for baseball cards. Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Roberto Clemente are just four of the top-shelf Hall of Famers with rookie cards in the ...

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 ...

Walt Disney made up plans for Disneyland as he went along during the yearlong construction blitz in the mid-1950s that his critics mocked as impossible and predicted would become a spectacular failure ...