Allison McNearney

Despite the ongoing global conflict, Americans still took the time to celebrate Easter in 1941.

From the unlikely host city to the first 'Miracle on Ice,' these games were filled with incredible upsets and improbable firsts.

Despite what adults of the era wanted, their kids had very different ideas about what it meant to have fun.

Known then as the Trial of the Century, the famous court case was the ultimate showdown between Evolution and the Church.

'Mental Hygiene Films' helped guide teens through the tough questions, like how to decide which girl to ask to the carnival and the proper way to end a first date.

Dozens of government-funded films were created, and their impact went well beyond recruiting soldiers to the frontlines.

When women were asked to sign on to factories, they responded in droves. Unfortunately, this caused new "problems" for men, who had no idea how to interact with them in the workplace.

The party began after Japan officially surrendered, and included a very iconic kiss.

Nixon came out of retirement and beat out Ronald Reagan and Nelson Rockefeller to win the nomination, and was elected President that November.

Presidential speeches reveal the United States’ challenges, hopes, dreams and temperature of the nation, as much as they do the wisdom and perspective of the leader speaking them—even in the age of Twitter.

For just shy of 50 years, General Motors had been making some of the most popular cars in the country. In 1954, they celebrated their 50 Millionth automobile in style.

Gas masks have been on the front lines of protecting both soldiers and civilians against weapons that are largely invisible and indiscriminately deadly.

Despite not being a registered voter, or even a resident of New York, RFK received special permission to run for Senate. He won the race against incumbent Republican Senator Kenneth Keating by 700,000 votes.

The War Department commissioned the creme de la creme of Hollywood, including Dr. Seuss and Mel Blanc, to create the 'Private Snafu' film franchise.

The U.S. government, for its part, tried to assure the rest of the country that its policy was justified, and that those Japanese Americans forced to live in the prison camps were happy.

American colonists were once encouraged to grow and cultivate cannabis for hemp, but it all changed when the plant's more "medicinal" uses were discovered.