The 1940s was a decade shaped by global conflict, post-war reconstruction, and the rise of Modernist ideals. And the typography of the era reflects these dramatic contrasts neatly, with the best ...

Compared to today's New Year's Eve celebrations, with blaring televisions showing the ball dropping in Times Square, those in the 1940s were simple. TV was still a few years off back then, so there ...

Coined by the military as "landing ship, tanks," or LSTs, U.S. forces deployed ships from southern Indiana to the Pacific ...

Montevideo Schools officials and guests opened a time capsule placed in the cornerstone of the now razed fine arts center on Sept. 26, 1940, or just over 14 months before the country's entry in World ...