For many in America’s heartland, serenity seems to bathe the landscape. Few during the Cold War could believe that their areas would ever make a Soviet targeting list or come under scrutiny of the government for the interest of national safety. Few...

The world’s music industry certainly “rock and rolled” when one of the most popular genres of music emerged in the mid-twentieth century. Rock and roll, also recognized as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll, arose in the 1950s and originated in...