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The box tv was one thing that almost every home had in the 50's. Tvs coast around 200$ and there was 530 stations to pick and choose from. At the start of the decade 3 million people owned a tv by the end 55 million had 1
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Jackie Robinson was a very popular baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie was one of the first African Americans to play pro baseball. He played first base and continued that for six full seasons (1949-1954). Jackie played in 6 world series and won the "National League Most Valuable Player Award" in 1949. his career stared in 1947 and ended in 1957.
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Popular toys for girls were barbie dolls and porcelain dolls. Boys toys were mostly Mr. Potato Head. There were also Play Doh, slinkies, and Pogo Sticks. Kids would play with hula hops, Frisbee's, and balls like basketball
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Cinderella was a Disney movie about a young girl with evil step siblings and an evil stepmother. Cinderella was a film produced by Walt Disney. It was directed in the 40's but didn't air until March 4th, 1950
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Grace Kelly was a popular actress in the 50's. She was the star of many films. She soon became the Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in 1956. She later died in 1982 due to a traumatic car accident.
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I Love Lucy was a very popular Tv show in the 50's. The show is about a wife, named lucy, trying to help her husband succeed in show bis, but lucy always ends up in some kind of trouble. The shoow stared Lucille Ball. The show ended with six seasons on May 6, 1957.
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Harry S. Truman was our 33rd president and served for 8 years. He was one of our first presidents that didn't attend college in the 1900's. instead of going to college he was a commander in world war I. Truman died on December 26, 1972 in Kansas City Mo.
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Ellis Island finally closed in 1954. Ellis island was a place where immigrants went through to get to America. After the last detainee the island closed.
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Women wore either full skirted swing dresses with small prints on each dress or full skirts with poodle designs and a tucked in blouse to match the skirt. Men wore suits or shorts with a button up shirt. Greasers wore leather jackets either black or white shirts under it wth long pants and boots for men and heels for women
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Elvis Presley was named as the "King of Rock N' Roll." James Brown was known for his unique vocal and musical style inspired many artist. Johnny Cash's music was more of a country sound with a rockabilly influence.
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1957 bel air came in many different colors. The two door convertible was advertised as "The One." The car has a super turbo fir 4.6 liter V8 petrol engine
