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 ...

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, ...

The 1940s had a quiet polish. These yearbook photos carry pressed collars, tidy curls, and careful smiles. Most are everyday people, but a few names you’ll recognize. The look is simple and elegant, ...

Evoking the golden age of brewing when beer sales boomed after Prohibition was repealed and Brooklyn-brewed Rheingold was a top-seller is 1940s Brewing Company in Holbrook, which is expanding to meet ...

The jaunty swing of big band music carried to the edge of the parking lot Saturday outside the Boulder Municipal Airport, where it seemed the world had stepped back in time, if only for a night. The ...