1950s society By ashley222 1944 Gl bill Period: 1946 to 1964 baby boom Period: 1950 to 1959 1950s prosperity Period: 1953 to 1961 dwight d. eisenhower 1955 polio vaccine created by jonas salk 1956 elvis presley first hit song 1956 interstate highway act 1957 leave it to beaver first airs on tv