1950s

NRI businessman killed in UK road mishap (Express India)

20 Jul 2008

A prominent Indian-origin businessman, who set up a series of shops in Lancaster in north England after his arrival in the 1950s, has died in a road accident.

Review: 'The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia' by Tim Tzouliadis (Chicago Sun-Times)

20 Jul 2008

To fall into the clutches of the Soviet Union's arrest/imprisonment/torture system was infamously easy for Americans who went there from the 1930s to the 1950s. To get out was well-nigh impossible, short of death, and little help was to be found from U.S. authorities.

Northside Dairy Haven: A cool Edwardsville spot on a warm summer day (Belleville News-Democrat)

20 Jul 2008

Since the 1950s, Northside Dairy Haven in Edwardsville has been an oasis to enjoy root beer floats, twist cones, orange sherbet and char-grilled burgers.