01

1950s Society

By Alexandra David

  • GI Bill (1944)

    GI Bill (1944)
    The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill, was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans. The original G.I. Bill expired in 1956, but the term "G.I. Bill" is still used to refer to programs created to assist U.S. military veterans.

  • Baby Boom (1946- 1964)

    Baby Boom (1946- 1964)
    Baby boomers are the demographic cohort following the Silent Generation and preceding Generation X. The generation is most often defined as individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post–World War II baby boom.

  • 1950s Prosperity (1950-1959)

    1950s Prosperity (1950-1959)
    In the 1950s, financial prosperity allowed young Americans to participate in a shared culture of rock and roll music, movies, and television.The postwar boom and popular culture. In the aftermath of World War II, the United States emerged as the world's leading industrial power.

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953- 1961)

    Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953- 1961)
    General of the Army Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he became a five-star general in the Army and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe

  • Polio Vaccine (1955)

    Polio Vaccine (1955)
    Jonas Salk (1914–1995) became a national hero when he allayed the fear of the dreaded disease with his polio vaccine, approved in 1955. Although it was the first polio vaccine, it was not to be the last; Albert Bruce Sabin (1906–1993) introduced an oral vaccine in the United States in the 1960s that replaced Salk's

  • Elvis Presley First Hit Song (1956)

    Elvis Presley First Hit Song (1956)
    As "Heartbreak Hotel" makes its climb up the charts on its way to #1, "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" b/w "Mystery Train," Elvis' fifth and last single to be released on the Sun label, hits #1 on Billboard's national country singles chart. His first #1 hit on a national chart.

  • Interstate Highway Act (1956)

    Interstate Highway Act (1956)
    The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, popularly known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, was enacted on June 29, 1956, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law.

  • Leave it to Beaver First Airs on TV (1957)

    Leave it to Beaver First Airs on TV (1957)
    The series had its debut on CBS on October 4, 1957. The following season, it moved to ABC, where it stayed until completing its run on June 20, 1963.