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event
North Korea vs South Korea war
It lasted 3 years.
There were more than 36,000 american soldiers.
Over a million people died.
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technology
It wasn't a touch screen. They came on a stand. They needed to be plugged in. https://www.techwalla.com/articles/telephones-in-the-1950s -
fashion
It is called a tea dress because it made women most comfortable to have tea in.https://vintagedancer.com/1950s/1950s-dresses-circle-sheath/ -
president
He died at the age of 88.
He was president for 8 years.
He had one daughter.https://millercenter.org/president/truman/life-in-brief -
movie
https://www.npr.org/2015/03/13/392358854/a-girl-a-shoe-a-prince-the-endlessly-evolving-cinderella It was the best one back then.
It was a cartoon.
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transportation
- The car cost around 2700$ back then which is now equivalent to about 25,000$.
- The average cost of gas for it was 24$
- It was the most popular car in the era. https://www.motortrend.com/features/1957-chevy-bel-air-convertible-ls-power-surprises/
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athlete
He played baseball.
He was right-handed.
He played 23 seasons of major league baseball.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/sports/baseball/hank-aaron-dead.html -
actor
He was born in Indiana.
He was very popular.
He was in a lot of cowboy movies.
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Huckleberry hound
The show was a cartoon.
The main character was a blue hound.
He could talk and he was smart.
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toys
