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Dwight D. Eisenhower elected for president
Click Here For More InfoDwight D. Eisenhower is first elected as U.S. president, winning by a landslide margin of 442 to 89 electoral votes. -
"Rock Around the Clock" becomes a hit
Click Here For More Info"Rock Around the Clock" is a hit single released by Bill Haley & His Comets in May, spurring worldwide interest in rock and roll music. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Click Here For More InfoAlabama is the site of the Montgomery Bus Boycott which ultimately led to the removal of the last race laws in the USA. Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr figure prominently. -
Mickey Mantle
Click Here For More InfoMickey Mantle is in the middle of his career as a famous New York Yankees outfielder and American League All-Star for the sixth year in a row -
California Baseball
Click Here For More InfoCalifornia baseball begins as the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants move to California and become the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. They are the first major league teams west of Kansas City. -
Buddy Holly Dies
Click Here For More InfoBuddy Holly dies in a plane crash on February 3 with Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, in a day that had a devastating impact on the country and youth culture. Joel prefaces the lyric with a Holly signature vocal hiccup "uh-huh, uh-huh." -
Hula hoops reach 100 million
Click Here For More InfoHula hoops reach 100 million in sales as the latest toy fad. -
Psyco
Click Here For More InfoPsycho: An Alfred Hitchcock thriller, based on a pulp novel by Robert Bloch and adapted by Joseph Stefano, which becomes a landmark in graphic violence and cinema sensationalism. The screeching violins heard briefly in the background of the song are a trademark of the film's soundtrack -
U-2
Click Here For More InfoU-2: An American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union, causing the U-2 Crisis of 1960
