fifty

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Fifty years ago, a new contemporary-art institution began to welcome visitors to a vacant neo-Romanesque school at the southwestern edge of Queens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Fifty years ago, Rick Monday was minding his own business, tending to center field for the Chicago Cubs in a game at Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Fifty years ago, Steve Wozniak knew he built a great personal computer, but the young engineer couldn’t convince his employer, Hewlett-Packard, to buy into the big idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Fifty years ago, the U.S. was hit by a perfect storm of negative events that shook the nation’s economic foundations to the core.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Fifty years earlier, Dr. Philobosian had made his living treating Ottoman ladies in Smyrna.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides