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The inaugural Formula 1 World Championship was dominated by Alfa Romeo. Giuseppe Farina, Luigi Fagioli and Juan-Manuel Fangio battled for the title.

The Formula One World Championship was decided in the final race, the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. It was Giuseppe Farina who claimed the honour in an Alfa Romeo.

The "Whiz Kids" were an exciting, energetic, youthful club that captured the hearts of Philadelphia baseball fans like no team before -- or perhaps since.

Whether you are looking for cigarette pants or a pencil skirt, Pinup Girl Clothing may satisfy your desire for vintage-inspired clothes that screen legends used to wear.

Uruguay collected their second World Cup trophy by beating hosts Brazil in the decisive final match 2-1 as the event returned after a 12-year hiatus due to World War II.

Unusual cars are often defended as having been ahead of their time. For Nash's 1950 Rambler, it was partly true, as its time - and more success - came again years later.

First Marine Division surrounded by seven Chinese divisions in the coldest winter in 100 years

This beginning novel in the ongoing Duluoz Legend gives a decent glimpse into the brilliance Kerouac would later achieve, but the glimpse arrives unfashionably late.

Zandvoort established itself as a World Championship venue and BRM scored their first win at the track.

Elvis Presley starred in 33 Hollywood films. The majority were musicals but the singer's contribution to the genre was never fully acknowledged.

Movie star Humphrey Bogart was a serious actor - and set out to prove just that in 1950's excellent film noir In a Lonely Place. To do so, he cast himself against type.

These five championship series were the best since the dawn of baseball's television age.

National Security Council Report 68 defined the Cold War as a global confrontation between the free world led by the U.S. & the Soviet Union intent on global domination.

The Promenade Concerts fondly known as "the Proms" were established more than 100 years ago are a great British tradition with a truly international flavour.

When the first Promenade Concert took place in August 1895 few realised that a musical tradition had been established. It continues to grow more than 100 years later.

Rock music and fashion often go hand in hand. Learn more about rockabilly style.

September Affair poses an intriguing premise: what if you could start fresh, with a passionate new love, in a dazzling place and with no financial worries?

It was little known that on at least two dozen occasions blood was drawn by either side of the two superpowers in the cold war in aerial combat.

Tinseltown is held under the microscope in Billy Wilder's Sunet Blvd., a fascinating, unique piece of cinema history.

The 1950 Philadelphia Phillies, whose youth and enthusiasm earned them the nickname the "Whiz Kids," were the surprise team of the season.

Few directors from the 1980's had as much of an influence over pop-culture as John Hughes. His films remain popular to this day, along with all their memorable characters

Movie and television actress, director and feminist Lupino was ahead of her time in Outrage, a movie that is about the subject of rape and its aftermath.

Jean Genet's remarkable European gay short film Un Chant d'Amour defied prejudices to depict themes of existentialist gay love, making it a landmark piece of LGBT cinema.

Dot's Diner is a genuine step back in time. It is still a fair priced, great quality, 1950's diner serving eggs and bacon, or burgers and shakes and more.

An African-American actress nominated for her role in a musical and a man who was nominated twice as best actor after he had died were among the unusual Oscar highlights.

Christmas ornaments were first made by Americans during the 1940s, creating their own distinctive style of tree decorations.

From elegant to downright gaudy, 1940s and 1950s retro jewelry can be fun to wear, collect, or to buy and sell.

Despite an accomplished cast and good intentions, this adaptation fails to deliver a sufficient emotional punch. 1.5 stars out of 4.

Ever since its first performance in 1953, Rainbow Stage in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been one of Canada's most popular outdoor theaters.

A summary of the opening salvos of the Korean War from invasion to the Pusan Perimeter defense

Now in their 60s, the group show they are still the masters of Mbaqanga - township jazz from southern Africa.

Alan Turing devised the Imitation game, now known as the Turing test, as a means of testing whether a machine could think and be intelligent in the way a person could.

Barely a season goes by when the news isn't studded with headlines of devastating weather patterns. From floods, to gales to drought, weather patterns are changing.

The Hungarian football team of the 1950's ushered in a new era of technically adroit attacking football. They dominated the international scene for almost six years.

Here's my Theatre Kudos for 2006. See if you agree with my choices for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Ensemble and Best Director - all candidates for The Shiver Factor.

The Traffic Research Laboratory provides world-class consultancy and analysis of road traffic and vehicle safety measures for public and private sector clients.

Alfa Romeo won the first ever Formula 1 World Championship. The Italian Grand Prix team has a rich F1 history with drivers including Farina, Fangio, Lauda and Depailler.

Through a paranoid and uncertain decade, the best films of the 1950s reflected the insecurities of Society.

The research on atomic theories performed with the ZEEP reactor at Chalk River, Ontario, lead to the large scale atomic reactors providing nuclear power today.

The Hungarian side were red-hot favourites to take the fifth World Cup trophy in 1954. The Magnificent Magyars went to Switzerland unbeaten in twenty-eight games.

The decade was a golden era for British films. Altogether fifteen movies from that period made the BFI's Top 100 British Movies list.

The Philadelphia Phillies franchise was established in 1883, but didn't win a National League pennant until 1915. It took another 65 years to win the World Series.

The Red Tail is desirable for freshwater home aquariums because it requires minimal care, breeds easily and is one of the most highly-colored Victorian African cichlid.

Under armed and overwhelmed the US Army soldiers of Task Force Smith turned to their M9A1 Bazookas to save the day at the Battle of Osan in 1950.

Margaret Bonds was the premier African-American woman composer from the 30's to the 70's. She helped pave the way for many composers of color today.

Looking to save some money this Halloween? If you are a vintage fashionista, consider looking at your wardrobe and assembling a look from a bygone decade.

Jennifer Jones was a romantic leading lady of the Golden Era of Hollywood who won one Oscar and was nominated for four more. The actress has died at the age of 90.

The Democrats in 1950 were faced with an opposition party accusing it of being soft on Communism and allowing China to fall to Chairman Mao. Korea would prove them wrong.

One of the most powerful accusations hurled in politics to this day is McCarthyism. Who was McCarthy and why did the ism become a term of reproach?

The post-war British GP found a home at Silverstone, an old wartime airfield. It was also where the Formula 1 World Championship started.