People born in the 1950s are almost always stronger than other generations because of the way they were raised and the ...

With the holidays approaching, what better time to share some of my favorite Christmas memories from my childhood in the early 1950s? My sister and I (although living 3,000 miles apart for all of our ...

The childhood of the 1950s and 1960s was very different from that of children today. Mostly left to their own devices, and aided and abetted by downright dangerous toys, what could go wrong? Yet for ...

I grew up in the 1950s on Arthur Avenue, in Fresno, a transplant at age 6 from a vineyard in Kerman. My childhood home reflected the modest means and heritage of my immigrant father and ...

Cold War comics: educating American children for a new global role -- A small paintbrush in the hands of a small child: Children's art and cultural diplomacy during the Cold War -- The accidental ...

The actor who portrayed Kathy “Kitten” Anderson in the 1950s television series “Father Knows Best” has died. She was 80. Lauren Chapin died following a lengthy battle with cancer, her son Matthew ...

Ruby Lou and Me, about 1950. Source: Ruby Lou Wolens, with her permission I opened Chapter 1 of my book Free to Learn with the following paragraph: I’ve learned from hundreds of great teachers over ...