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Debut of "Sunset Blvd."
Named after the boulevard that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, this film was widely accepted as a classic and often cited as one of the greatest films of American cinema. -
First Peanuts Comic Strip
A Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts comic strips was the most popular and influential in the history of comic strips, with 17,897 strips published in all. -
Debut of "I Love Lucy"
"I Love Lucy" was the most watched show in the United States in four of its six seasons. -
First Production of the Chevrolet Corvette
The first model was designed by Harley Earl and introduced at the GM Motorama in 1953 as a concept show car. -
New York Yankees
New York Yankees became the first team in baseball history to win five consecutive World Series. -
"Fahrenheit 451" Published
A dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 was created due to Bradbury's concerns, at the time (McCarthy era), about the threat of book burning in the United States. -
"Lord of the Flies" Published
An allegorical novel by William Golding, Lord of the Flies stances on the already controversial subjects of human nature and individual welfare versus the common good earned it position 68 on the American Library Association's list of the 100 most frequently challenged books. -
"$64,000 Question" Debut
Created by Louis G. Cowan, this American gameshow premiered on June 7, 1955 with its first contestant being a housewife from Trenton, New Jersey, who won a 1955 Cadillac convertable, but failed to make it to the first plateau. -
The Opening of Disneyland Parks
Disneyland has a larger cumulative attedence than any other theme park in the world. -
Debut of Elvis Presley
Elvis's first album spent ten weeks at number 1 on the Billion Top Pop Albums chart in 1956. -
Interstate Highway Formed
President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, creating a 41,000 mile "National System of Interstate and Defense Highways" that would, according o Eisenhower, eliminate unsafe roads, inefficient routes, traffic jams and all other things that got in the way of "speedy, safetranscontinental travel." -
"The Cat in the Hat" Published
A children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat was created in response to a debate in the United States about literacy in early childhood and the ineffectiveness of traditional primers, textbooks for teaching of reading. -
First Barbie Doll Launched
Barbie dolls are a series of collectible dolls and has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over 50 years.
