This Ford De Luxe brings retro vibes from the 1940s, an era when cars were big and loud. This one, however, must have been ...

As my dad used to say, “this vacuum really sucks!” Vacuum-powered components were all the rage in the early days of the ...

Nylon stockings became all the rage. Black fedoras were the "pure quill" — meaning the real deal. Bing Crosby crooned Only Forever on the console. And Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American ...

Americans are in for a cyber-surprise on Wednesday: They'll be able to plug family names into an online 1940 U.S. census and come up with details about the lives of New Yorkers — from Joe DiMaggio and ...

When Franklin Roosevelt last week told reporters that he would speed aid to Britain by eliminating the silly-fool dollar sign from the transaction, he stamped 1940 as a year in which a U. S.

After a 72-year wait required by law, the National Archives has released individual records from the 1940 Census, opening a gold mine for people researching their family histories. But the 1940 Census ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Anthony Battle is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. He earned the Chartered ...

Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 exam holder, and currently holds a Life, Accident, and Health License in Indiana. He has 8 years experience in finance, from ...