Frank Sinatra poses with an NBC microphone for a portrait to publicize one of his many 1940s radio programs. On July 27, 1940, Billboard magazine published its first “music popularity chart” listing ...

The British Journal for the History of Science, Vol. 51, No. 2 (189) (June 2018), pp. 261-280 (20 pages) This paper looks at phrenological charts as mediators of (pseudo-)scientific knowledge to ...

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra topped the American pop charts with the ebullient "In the Mood" as war raged overseas on this day in history, Feb. 10, 1940. His most famous song, along with other ...

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Emerson's Patriot Radio, model FC-400, made in 1940 Philadelphia Museum of Art In the popular imagination, the 1940s were dominated by sacrifice at home and violence abroad as World War II raged on.

An English photographer shared his discovery of "stunning" lost images from the 1940s, after purchasing expired film on eBay. Miles, 29, at Expired Film Club regularly purchases expired film and old ...

A deliciously captivating new book reveals how British Airways' meals have evolved in over a century of flying, from mutton ...