As the Cold War evolved over four decades, the end of the world seemed imminent as the nuclear arms race continued to escalate. Popular music, especially in the 1980s, reflected this growing pessimism. By 1989 and 1990, as the Berlin...

Explore the in-depth "rich and storied" history of one of the premier rock bands that spanned the decades between 1960-1990. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998.

One of the most recognizable Motown groups of all time, the Four Tops performed together for over four decades. Here you can read about the musicians, their music and songs. They were 1990 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Read about the life of African-American playwright, August Wilson, author of a cycle of plays, each set in a different decade of the 20th century, about black American life. He won Pulitzer Prizes for Fences (1986) and The Piano Lesson...