
2003 marked the 70th anniversary of U.S.News & World Report. The following is a selection of images from the 1950s that represent national and world events as reported by U.S. News and offer a snapshot view of the magazine's history.

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Murmurs are beginning to be heard among Republicans in Congress that President Eisenhower may be overdoing it by taking some afternoons off during the week to play golf. The idea seems to be that golf is not a game for busy executives.
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This gallery from our photo archive offers an inside look at the Eisenhower presidency.
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The following photographs were taken by U.S.News & World Report photographers throughout the 1950s. Many of these images were never published.
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The 1950s brought years of economic growth and social change. In its first full decade as U.S.News & World Report, the magazine stayed on top of changing times. The following images are a selection of U.S.News & World Report covers from 1948, the first year of the magazine, to 1959.
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