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1. Literature & Art


 * 1950 - //Peanuts// comic strip invented by Charles Schultz

2. Music & Dance 3. Fashion & Interior Design 4. Sports & Leisure Activities


 * 1950 - Diner's Card, first credit card invented
 * 1952 - "Lazy Bones" remote control for the TV invented
 * 1952 - USA defeated England in the World Cup - major upset!
 * 1953 - //Playboy//published by Hugh Heffner
 * 1955 - Disney Land (LA) opened
 * 1956 - Don Larson first and only pitcher to throw perfect game in post-season during Dodgers v. Yankees World Series
 * 1958 - Hula Hoop patented by Wham-O

5. Science & Technology


 * 1953 - Watson & Crick discovered double helix DNA molecule - won the Nobel Prize
 * 1954 - Invention of Teflon
 * 1954 - first successful major organ transplant - identical twins/kidney
 * 1955 - B-52 bomber developed for use in Cold War
 * 1957 - transistor radio invented
 * 1957 - Thalidomide was prescribed for morning sickness; caused MAJOR birth defects
 * 1957 - 2-stage rocket developed by Russia; allowed for space travel - launched Sputnik
 * 1958 - NASA established

6. Architecture & Transportation


 * 1953 - Corvette invented
 * 1954 - First snowmobile invented
 * 1950's - Moscow Metro

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7. Cinema, Theater, & Mass Media


 * 1953 - James Dean crashed car & died at age of 24

8. Regional/National/International Events of Historic Importance
 * 1953 - Armistice signed to end Korean War
 * 1953 - Lavendar Scare - gays/lesbians targeted by government - fired because they were seen as more succeptible to blackmail by communists ("Commies & Queers")
 * 1954 - Brown v. Board of Education desegregated schools; overturned Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 "separate but equal"
 * 1954 - Pledge of Allegiance changed to include "under God" during the anti-communist "red scare"; Knights of Columbus pushed for this
 * 1955 - Murder of Emmet Till - mother had open casket funeral on purpose to highlight the crime
 * 1959 - Alaska & Hawaii added

American Cultural History 1950-1959

Heroes of the 1950's - Life magazine slide show

Wikipedia overview of the 1950's

The People History - News, Events, Technology, Prices and Popular Culture of the 1950's

Video: 1950's - Fashion, Music and Events during the "Cold War era" - 8:47 minutes

Video: 1950's Tribute - 2:15 seconds

Video: Real 1950s Rock ＆Roll, Rockabilly dance teenage style - 2:18 minutes

Video: Top 30 best rock songs of the 50's - 8:33 minutes

Video: 50's Rock & Roll Tribute (Dance Swing & Boogie Woogie) - 2:55 minutes

Video: Fashion of the 50s - 2:38 minutes

Video: Doo-Wop Megamix (1950's/60's) - 10:00 minutes

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=**Video montage of major American events of second half of the 20th Century**=

Video: United States events during the 1950's to the 2000's - 4:33 minutes