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Entertainment: Television
Comedy:
I Love Lucy
The Honeymooners
The Families of the Fifties
Drama:
Dragnet
The Twilight Zone
Superman
Private Everywhere
Kids:
Howdy Doody Time
Lassie
Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse Club -
Fashion!
Hourglass in shape, knee-length skirts, stockings, floral fabric, fitted tops, & full skirts... -
Fads
Bubblegum cigars, chicken dance, Drive-In theaters, Mr.Potato Head, & Hula Hoops. -
Period: to
1950-1959
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Famous people
Lucille Ball: Actress (I love Lucy), model, & film executive. -
Famous people
Marilyn Monroe (Singing in the Rain, The Quiet Man, and High Noon) -
Entertainment: Movies
Singing in the rain. (very popular) -
Political Leaders
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower took office on January 20, 1953 and left office on January 20, 1961. -
Politcal Leader
President: Harry S. Truman
Took office in April 12, 1945 and left on January 20, 1953. -
Famous people
Elvis Presley began his singing career! -
Inventions
Polio vaccine, television, & copy machine. -
Entertainment: Radio
Songs:
Jail House Rock
Chances Are
Bye Bye Love
All Shook Up
That'll Be The Day
You Send Me -
Entertainment: Sports
Baseball: Jackie Robinson, first bleck to erase color barrier.
(Brooklyn Dodgers)
Retired from baseball in 1957.(played for 10 years) -
Interesting things
We found it interesting that so many fads are still her today, while others are gone. Like:
Colored streamers for bicycle handlebars
baseball cards in your bike's wheel spokes (to make a fwap-fwap sound)
TV Dinners
Drive-in theaters
Panty Raids
Letter Sweaters
Jukeboxes
Fins and chrome on cars
Abstract expressionism
Diners
Teenyboppers
DA Haircut
Blue suede loafers
Bunny hop
Sock Hops
Gumby
Quiff hairdo
Kit-Cat Klock
Flat tops
Tupperware
The Boomerang
Carhop (waiter/waitress on rollerskates)
