Millions of Americans began a personal odyssey this morning, logging on wherever they were to begin searching the original 1940 census records this morning promptly at 9 a.m. eastern time, the ...

The premise introduced on July 27, 1940, of ranking the best-selling songs in the U.S. would expand to include a radio airplay component, spurring the birth of the Billboard Hot 100 as the premier ...

Elizabeth Taylor, whose family immigrated to the U.S. from England, also makes her first appearance in the 1940 census, the spokesman said. rebecca.trounson@latimes.com More to Read ...