Yes I remember buying them for a nickel and sometimes you would get a nickle or dime out of the box
the brand name was tom's peanuts, i won a dollar bill once. they stopped the money prize as i understand it because they felt the money was unsanitary. jim
During the 1950s many believed Americas culture was
The cast majority of new homes in the 1950s were built in the
amphetamine use and abuse in the U.S. from the 1950s to the present.
Many social critics in the 1950s criticized Americans for their conformity. The 1950s were a time of consumerism and everyone wanted to fit in and realize the American Dream.
The average cost of a new house in the 1950s was $3,000.00 to $5,000.00.
I remember one that had an Indian chief with a war bonnet on the round box and it would sometimes, if you were lucky, have a nickel, dime, or quarter inside. If I remember correctly, it was a red color with black picture and printing. Wish I could remember the name. Bill
The average US home had 1 vehicle in the 1950s. It was rare for anyone to own 2 vehicles.
The jingles made the products easy to remember
I remember drinking a canned chocolate milk in St Croix, USVI in the 70's. It was called Wind Mill and it had a picture of a windmill on the label. It was the best chocolate milk ever, but I can't find it anywhere in the continental US, or on the internet.
Re-ask the question with whatever plot you remember.
It is sometimes said that Elie Wiesel gave it that name in the 1950s.
almost everyone who had money. anyone who had one was considered the cool person on the block.
To add to this. a young orphan got bad news and didn't want to tell the guitar playing nun the problem but went to mother superior and the young nun was disappointed that she wasn't told. Can anyone help?
I can remember my father buying a case of 24 quarts of high quality motor oil for around $7
The atomic bomb was invented in 1933 (by Leo Szilard) and finally built in 1945 (by the US Manhattan Project, which involved hundreds of thousands of people). It was duplicated in 1949 (by the USSR, assisted by information from spies in the US project). It was already in "mass production" by both the US and USSR by the early 1950s , thus not invented by anyone in the 1950s.
Women in the 1950s often wore gloves when dressed for a formal occasion e.g., a wedding, funeral, church service, dance, or formal luncheon or dinner. Sometimes the gloves were plain white, otherwise they would match the outfit.
Approximately 15-20% of couples were eloping in the 1950s, according to historical data. This trend was driven by various reasons such as parental disapproval, financial constraints, or a desire for a private ceremony.