-
Period: to
Years
-
Walter Winchell
an aggressive radio and newspaper journalist credited with inventing the gossip column -
Television
becoming widespread (black and white format) amd becomes the most popular means of advertisements -
Peter Pan
is broadcast on TV live and in color -
Disneyland
opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park -
Peyton Place
the best-selling novel by Grace Metalious -
Sputnik
becomes first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, marking the start of the space race -
Hula Hoop
reached 100 million in sales as the latest fad -
Ernest Hemingway
commited suicide on July 2nd after a long battle of depression -
JFK
president John F. Kennedy is assassinated on November 22nd while riding in an open convertible through -
Moonshot
Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, successfully lands on the moon
