Life changed a lot during the 1950s, but the year that started the decade was just scratching the surface of what the rest of the 1950s had in store. From soldiers leaving for the Korean War to ...

In the 1950s, Britain explored a nuclear bomber unlike any other—tailless, supersonic, and shaped like a wing. The Vickers Swallow was part fighter, part flying experiment, and entirely ambitious.

KELVEDON HATCH, England (Reuters) - It was supposed to have been the safe redoubt where Britain's leaders would hole up in the event of nuclear attack, but now a huge bunker east of London is more ...