Read the latest positive news, breakthroughs, and inspiring stories about 1950s, curated daily by BrightWire.
The iconic horn-rimmed glasses worn by rock pioneer Buddy Holly disappeared in a 1959 plane crash that killed him at 22. They turned up two decades later in a courthouse storage room, returning a piece of music history to his family.
Seventy years ago today, Elvis Presley released a double-sided record that made chart history. "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog" dominated Billboard's Hot 100 for 11 weeks straight, setting a record that stood for over three decades.
A journalist got the scoop of a lifetime when Australia's treasurer handed him the entire 1954 federal budget. His own editors buried the story because it seemed too good to be true.
A forgotten roll of film from a thrift shop camera revealed pristine photos of a 1950s Swiss ski trip, but nobody knows who the people are. Now a UK photo developer is on a mission to reunite these frozen memories with their families.
