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I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy was arguably one of the most successful TV shows ever. It starred Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley. It was a sitcom based on the life of Lucy and aired on CBS. During its 6 seasons of being on television, I Love Lucy won 5 Emmys and was nominated for numerous other awards. In 2012, it was voted the Best TV Show of All Time by People Magazine. -
Singin in the Rain
"Singin in the Rain" a musical comedy starring Gene Kelly hit theatres across the US and became a huge success. It was nominated for 7 awards, including 2 Oscars and won 5/7. It had a $2 million budget and brought in $7.5 million at the box office. -
Color Televisions
The first color televisions became avaliable for residents of the US to purchase for their homes. The first color television broadcast occured on January 1, 1954 during the Tournament of Roses parade. The first color sets sold for around $1000. You could even rent them for $200 for the first month and $75 per month from then on. -
Disneyland
The themepark, Disneyland, opens in Anaheim, California. Walt Disney's father, who had worked at numerous fairs and parks had encouraged his son to create the iconic park. Later, this park would stem the idea to create Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Both are still incredibly popular amusement parks today. -
Elvis
Elvis Presley emerged onto the music scene in the mid 1950s. He became known as the "King of Rock n Roll". In 1956 he had 3 of the top 10 songs of the year in Blue Suede Shoes, Don't be Cruel, and Hound Dog. -
Nat King Cole
In the 1950s, Nat King Cole was widly popular. He was the first black performer to host a variety show in 1956. He also had several top songs in the 1950s including Nature Boy, The Christmas Song, and Mona Lisa. -
First transatlantic telephone
The first transatlantic telephone cable began operation. For the first time, people could make phone calls overseas. Within the first 24 hours of being in operation, there were 588 calls from London to the U.S. and 119 from Loondon to Canada. -
12 Angry Men
This 1957 film starring Henry Fonda and Lee J Cobb. In this film, one juror slowly convinces the other 11 jurors that the case is more than they think. This film became wildly popular and was nominated for 3 Oscar awards. -
Leave it to Beaver
Leave it to Beaver was a sitcom that began in the 1950s about a young boy named Theador "Beaver" Cleaver. The TV show followed him throughout his life and documented his everyday activities. It was really popular. There were 6 seasons and approximately 234 episodes. -
Vertigo
Vertigo was released in 1958. Written ny Alec Coppel and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. this movie was nominated for 2 Oscars. It starred James Stewart and Kim Novak. This movie tells the story of a retired San Francisco detective who suffers frim acrophobia (a fear of heights). He begins investigating the strange actions of an old friend's wife, and slowly becomes infatuated with her.
