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Music
Elvis presley
Ray charles
Hank williams
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
His song “Jailhouse rock” was #3 best hit in 1950
He was blind and played piano
He died of a heart attack at 29 -
Technology
Tv remote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology
Original name was “Lazy bone”
Was not wireless/was connected to the tv
looked like a ray gun from the future -
Movie
Cinderella
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella
Cinderella is a Disney movie that brought them out of the gutters
Cinderella is the oldest Disney princess
Cinderella was the first love duet of Disney -
TV
The Cisco kid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cisco_Kid_(TV_series)
Had a horse named diablo
Had a western genre
Main characters name was Duncan Renaldo -
Toys
Play doh
Mr. potato head
Mggic 8 Ball
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-ball
Was made in 1952
Was made in 1950 -
U.S. President
Harry S. Truman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman
This president dropped an atomic bomb on Japan
This president was originally a vice president for 82 days
This president grew up in Independence, Missouri -
News Event
Vietnam War starts 1954
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Started in 1954 and ended in 1975
58,220 total deaths
8,744,000 total US troops -
Fashion
Women would usually wear dresses.
Men would usually wear “greasers” fashion
Blacks and pastels was the main color scheme
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion
Their dresses usually had unpadded, rounded shoulders, shapely bust lines, closely-defined waistlines, and fully, billowy skirts
Many people will dress with this style for halloween
Men would wear black while women would wear pastels -
Sports Figure
Jackie Robinson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson
First African American baseball player
Born in 1919
He was named after Teddy Roosevelt -
Transportation
Chevrolet Bel Air convertible
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet
This car was worth about $27,000
This car weighs around 3,232-3,465 lbs
This car also only had 2 doors -
Actress
Marilyn Monroe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe
Her birth name was Norma Jean Mortenson
Her father was absent throughout her life
Marilyn was married three times
