1950s

In the skies above North Korea, a new kind of air war is raging at 500mph. Jet vs. jet dogfighting for the first time in history.

As polio surged in the early 1900s, retired teacher Eleanor Abbot created Candyland to comfort children during their long hospital stays.

The 1950s were about more than just poodle skirts and rock and roll.

House parties in 1950s didn't really look like those you go to today. This flashback looks at how teenagers had fun in a much simpler time.

With countless families moving to the suburbs in the 1950s, fewer Americans could simply walk out onto the street to do their shopping. Shopping malls catered to this new, car-driving demographic, placing all consumer desires in one convenient location. The Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, California did exactly that, and in 1957, pulled out all the stops to get new customers in the door.

Scientists demonstrate a solar battery which converts light into power. Though it is a small amount of power, it is a big first for science.

In the 1950s, cleanliness was king. In this Flashback, learn proper hygiene techniques from Soapy, a talking bar of soap.

In 1952, a dozen UFOs outran a team of U.S. Airforce fighter jets flying over Washington D.C. The sighting was not the first of its kind, begging the question: did aliens invade decades ago? See more in this clip from Dark History.

Korean War veteran William Allen recalls being taken prisoner by North Korea.