How Charles Lindbergh became a national hero overnight in 1927 Charles Lindbergh’s daring solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927 turned him into a global hero and helped define an era of aviation.
College costs in 1959 vs the pain of today: What changed (and by how much) College costs in the ’50s and ’60s were significantly lower than today’s — see how tuition, room and board compared after adjusting for inflation.
The Space Shuttle Challenger shocked the nation when it exploded in 1986 A confused and stunned nation searched for answers to what caused the catastrophic explosion of the space shuttle Challenger that sent schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe and six other astronauts to a fiery death 74 seconds after liftoff Tuesday.
Men: Here were your choices under the draft (from 1958) Memo to June Graduates: Here are your choices under the draft You can take your chances, hoping you never will be called. Many are trying this.
Flying saucer sightings increased in the 1960s: See what people were saying about UFOs in the ’60s, UFOs and flying saucers were being reported at a near-record rate -with the 1966 models more varied and colorful than ever.
31 vintage St. Patrick’s Day postcards from the early 1900s will make you wish mail was still this good SEE IT NOW »
Time travel & romance lit up the epic 1980 movie ‘Somewhere in Time,’ starring Christopher Reeve & Jane Seymour SEE IT NOW »