1950

  =Political People= -Alissa Templin


 * The president in the 1950's was Frankilin D Roosevelt from 1933-1945 and in 1945 Harry Truman took over office.
 * Francis Biddle made a speach that the American Citizens that are Japiniese were no longer "enemy alliens".
 * In November of 1942 Theodore Bilbo gave a speach During the realection of Mississippi he started his speech by saying "We tell our Negro loving Yankee friends go stright to hell".
 * One of the canidates for Vice President John Bricker made the first public statement for the Dewey Bricker Team about the Democrates choice for vice president saying "Truman thats his name isn't it?" I can never remember that name."
 * James Byrnes issued regulations about the high price of Saliries.

Television. By: Jessica Dauer

Before the Fifties, practically no one had a set, and there were only a few shows. People looked to the radio and newspapers for entertainment and news. In 1947, RCA mass produced a 7 inch TV and sold 170,000 of them. After that, 1 million sets have been sold. In about 1950, the U.S had 10 million sets. After television shows had been made, people relied more on that than the radio. Television shows mostly came on in the afternoons and evenings because there wasn’t many shows. All the shows that did come on were black and white. When you bought televisions, they did not come with remote controls either until 1959. People got their reception of the television through an antenna. //I Love Lucy// and //Gunsmoke// were two of the major early television shows. In 1953, the FCC came up with color, but it was expensive and most people already had their black and white TVs. The colored televisions quickly advanced by 1962. In 1954, //Captain Kangaroo// became the first little kids show to air on television on CBS. Television in the 1950’s was known as the “Golden Age of Television”. During the mid-fifties, people started broadcasting live performances and started making reality TV shows. Also, companies started seeing television as the best way for advertisements. The 1950’s is basically when television became big.


 * ART AND ARCHITECTURE**.
 * By Leigh Drager**

The abstract expressionist movement was extremely popular in the 1950s. This movement was inspired by German Expressionism. Abstract expressionists were usually described as "action painters" such as Franz Kline and Jackson Pollock. Also, in the 1950s, Britain emerged with a new genre of art that used elements of popular culture. Of course, North America soon adopted it and attempted to pass it off as their own [Andy Warhol]. This was named 'pop art' and often uses techniques from commercial art and advertising. Pop art is still prevalent in society today in Banksy's graffiti to convey average problems or absurdities in un-average ways.

Architecture in the 1950s was very unique in the signage used for both public and private businesses [including but not limited to coffee shops, bowling alleys and motels], called Googie architecture. The signs were made from neon lights which reflected the letters of the business and outlook. The signs were made of geometric shapes arranged together in bizarre ways, not unlike hanging mobiles or collages.





** Music. **

The music of the 1950’s flourished as a result of the 1940’s. This was a big time for Rock n’ Roll, country, & western music. The 1950’s changed the face of music for decades to come. Carl Perkins was a large part of the creation of rock music. His style is often referred to as ** “ **** rockabilly **** ” ** because it sounds like a combination of country and R&B music with rock influences. Some popular artists from the 1950’s were: Perry Como, Mario Lanza, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Elvis Presley, Bill Haley & the Comets, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis Johnny Cash, Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Connie Francis, Jim Reeves, & Cliff Richard. But one of the main musicians

[|w.thepeoplehistory.com/50smusic.html] ** Inventions of the 1950’s ** http://www.wikispaces.com/_/2009050500/i/c.gif Many different kinds of things were invented in the 50’s including medicines, technology, and games. The 50’s had many important things invented that help us out in our generation. One major thing invented by Frank McNamara in 1950was the world’s first credit card. In 1950, the Diners’ Club issued the first credit card, invented by Diners' Club founder Frank McNamara, in the United States for use in restaurants, with American Express next joining the market in 1958. Diners’ Club became the first major credit card company in Britain in 1962 formed from the merger of Finders Services and Credit Card Facilities. As happened in the US, American Express soon followed with their credit card hitting the UK in 1963. Customers use the cards for payment of goods and the money is directly debited from their account. The cards can also be used to withdraw money from cash point machines and they act as cheque guarantee cards. Mr. Potato Head was invented and patented in 1952 by George Lerner of New York. The idea was based on an earlier toy known as “make a face” where an actual potato acted as the face. The original design of the all plastic Mr. Potato Head was that it would act as one of the novelty toys found in cereal packets. Lerner sold Mr. Potato Head to the Hassenfeld Brothers of Rhode Island, owners of Hasbro Inc., the Toy Company. Hasbro sold the first versions of Mr. Potato Head with a Styrofoam head included in the box as a base for the facial features to be plugged in to. Instructions were included suggesting the use of alternative fruits and vegetables to replace the Styrofoam. Hasbro continue to make Mr. Potato Head to this day. Another notable landmark in the Mr. Potato Head story was that he was the first toy to be advertised on television in the US. A McDonald’s restaurant existed before 1954 but it was the introduction of Ray Kroc to the business in 1954 that began the seemingly endless colonization of the globe by the McDonalds restaurant chain that ensued. Kroc had invested his entire life savings to become the exclusive distributor of a milk shake machine called the Multimixer when the McDonald brothers placed an order for eight of them. He realized that this meant there was a demand from their customers for up to 40 milkshakes at a time. Sensing success, Ray Kroc visited the McDonald’s restaurant in California and was instantly impressed. He had never seen so many people served so quickly when he pulled up to take a look. And so Kroc became the first McDonalds Franchisee, later buying at the company from the original owners and expanding the network of restaurants to the epic proportions we see today. The first McDonalds arrived in the UK in 1974. Many other things important and interesting things were invented in the 1950’s. Some of these include Super glue, Liquid paper, The Hovercraft, The Hula Hoop, Matchbox cars, Play-Doh, Barbie Dolls, Video Cassette Recorder, Rock and Roll Music,

__ The 1950s Fashion __ The 1950’s clothing was one that had certain distinct characteristics about it. There were also certain factors that were associated with the 1950’s fashion. This was one period that was considered to be really expensive due to the effects of war. This period saw the dominance of pink pumps and beehive hairstyles. Brands were launched and designers created new fashion trends. The pictures below show the more "high fashion" side of the 50s. The 1950's stereotype and style. 1. The cashmere sweater. 2. Poodle skirt. 3. Rolled up t-shirt sleeve (black or white t-shirt good). 4. Pedal pushers (gold is good). 5. Black leather jacket--the collar must be turned up to be "hip." 6. The scarf 7. 1950's gym wear

=1950's Transportation =

Here, we see Harleys from the 1950's Below is a car ad from the 50's It happened to be a very trendy style of car.

A plane in 1959  During 1949-1953, more than 14,800 miles of rural roads are paved thanks to Governor W. Kerr Scott’s campaign to “get the farmer out of the mud.” Helicopters become indispensable; they are a main source of survival in the Korean War during 1950-1953. The number of wounded soldiers who die before reaching the hospital drops by half.



On the left is a train, obviously. And on the right is a tram. 