The concept of the “greatest hits” record is a surprisingly new invention. The world’s first greatest hits compilation was released on this day, March 15, 1958, by pop and jazz artist Johnny Mathis.

If you’ve been looking for the type of home in which you can easily time-travel back to the middle of the last century, that property exists in a Milwaukee suburb. With an asking price of $374,900, ...

A circular piece of plastic tubing sparked one of the greatest fads in American history. People have danced and played with hoops for centuries, but when a California company called Wham-O began mass ...

For the past 12 months, water customers in the City of Santa Barbara have collectively been using the same amount of water as they did in 1958, though 60 years ago, the city’s population was less than ...