Decade - 1950s

Conformity

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There were 2 world wars and the Korean War.

Business expanded, people were franchising other companies, and large companies offered well-paying, secure jobs to certain kinds of workers.

Ah, jukeboxes. Jukeboxes played music. They stored lots of those little old, obsolete plastic records known as "45"s that contained one song. Back then, they were coin operated machines. For a nickel or a dime, you could play between 1-3 songs. The nice thing about them was that you could play the songs YOU wanted to hear.

Jukeboxes were installed in most gathering places for high school and college kids--mostly restaurants. They helped attract the kids to a place of business and they also made money for the business.

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In the United States, five popular singers in the 1950s were Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Bill Haley.

Opinion: In early 1950's not all in our neighborhood had a TV therefore outside activities and reading were an integral part of entertainment.

In the late 50's television at night started playing sit-coms. Then reruns of movies started playing on the weekend.

As the TV had more competitive programs the watching of TV became more and more. When watching TV conversation and dinners around a table at the same time are hardly engaged in.

As television's popularity ballooned, some people began to questions its effects. Of special concern was TV's possible impact on children. On several occasions in the 1950s, Congress looked into the effect of violent content on young viewers. To adress this concern, the TV industry adopted its own voluntary standards.

Television became popular in the 1950's because it combined the elements of sounds with moving pictures. Having a tv was a focal point for many families, because it was something they DID as part of their time together each evening to watch the news, or catch a program of some sort. No longer did they have to rely on the radio for their news, weather, music, drama, or advertising. They could see the products and people, and experience the current events as if they were standing along the sidelines. Popular events that shaped television viewing in the 1950's include the inaugarational speech by President Harry Truman in 1951, the Senator McCarthy hearings in 1954, and the introduction to sitcolm shows like Lassie, the Honeymooners, and I Love Lucy.

Because america wanted roads to transport themselves to different places.

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I can remember my father buying a case of 24 quarts of high quality motor oil for around $7

how much did a slinky cost in the 1950s

Teenage gangs in the 1950 and beatniks

when humans were made.

It depends on what year you are talking about. The range is from 62-71 years ago.

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A person could by a hamburger in the 50's for between 15 and 25 cents on average. The actual cost varied based on the location and the type of burger.

None. The last high-denomination bills were printed in 1945, although all carried the series date 1934.

No new ones were printed due to low demand in those pre-inflation days. Distribution of existing bills was halted in 1969 in an effort to combat their use by organized crime. There have been occasional calls to print new higher-value bills such as $200 and $500 but it's very unlikely given concerns about money-laundering and terrorism.

elvis presley

We went to war with North Korea in May of 1950. It finally ended in 1953.

Germany, Egypt, South Africa, Swaziland, South Korea, Malawi etc etc

Jasmin Josep born 1948 - she was a really famous MC

William "Mac" Brazel was the person who discovered a "UFO" [on his Foster ranch on July 1947].