1930s - 1950s

Radio

Mar 6, 1930

The radio was the main communication, mail, and newspaper

The Grapes of Wrath

Mar 7, 1930

The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962.

Advertising Age

Apr 10, 1930

Advertising Age was a popular printing press in the 1930s.

Newspaper ads and radio broadcasts

Apr 13, 1930

Newspaper ads and radio broadcasts became very popular in the press industry.

Music and entertainment

Apr 20, 1930

Jazz, Swing era. Stars are James Stewart and Henry Fonda for their famous acting

New president

Apr 28, 1933

FDR became president in 1933

FBI

May 13, 1935

F.B.I is established in 1935

WW2

Jun 7, 1939

WW2 begins in 1939

Cartoon debuts

Jul 10, 1940

Bugs Bunny and Tom and Jerry make cartoon debuts

Television

Aug 19, 1940

The television became very popular in the 1940s

Jesse Owens

Oct 8, 1940

Sprinter and long jumper

Acting

Oct 9, 1940

John wayne for his famous acting in western films

Pearl Harbor

Oct 12, 1941

The attack on pearl harbor in 1941

Baseball

Nov 18, 1946

A major breakthrough occurred in 1946 when the Brooklyn Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball.

Forrest Gump

Apr 16, 1950

Forrest Gump was released in the 1950s

J. Walter Thompson Co.

Jun 13, 1950

J. Walter Thompson Co. was popular for television in the 1950s

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Sep 20, 1953

”Hard Times”, depression. "History is on our side. We will bury you!" - Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Marilyn Monroe

Dec 11, 1953

Marilyn Monroe was a Legendary actress in the 1950’s and
Famous for the film “Gentlemen prefer blondes” in 1953

Marilyn Monroe

Jun 4, 1959

Marilyn Monroe was a legendary actress in the 1950’s and
famous for the film “Some like it hot” in 1959