He couldn’t sing, dance or tell funny stories. But Johnny Carson loved him and his persona: a D-list star clinging to celebrity.

In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

For folks who grew up in the 1970s, television was a wildly different place than it is now. Not only was it an era of some truly wild sci-fi adventures on the small screen, but fantasy was having its ...

LOS ANGELES — Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series "Tarzan," died at age 86. Ely's daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, told The Associated Press on ...

Car shows of the mid twentieth century were more than places to admire vehicles. They were lively gatherings where polished chrome, bold curves, and imaginative designs reflected the spirit of their ...

"It feels like your grandparents’ house, and I mean that in the best way possible," Becky Phillips, 34, told Newsweek. Former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos alleges CIA cover-up Kansas City ...

Actor Cary Elwes joins TODAY to talk about his role in the new thriller “Dead Man’s Wire,” based on a real-life crime that captivated the country. He opens up about meeting up with the real-life kids ...

Photos from the State Archives of Florida show holiday shoppers on Worth Avenue in 1969 and 1970. The archival images capture fashion trends of the era, including bright colors and patterns. In 1969, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When it came to television in the 1970s, the times were a-changing — and not a moment too soon. During the decade, the television industry saw ...