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Actor/Actress-Broderick Crawford
1) He is an American actor best known for playing Willie Stark in the film All the King’s Men.
2) He was born on December 9, 1911 and died on April 26, 1986.
3) He won a Golden Glode award 1for his role in All the King’s Men.
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Sports figure-Gordie Howe Gordon
1) He is a professional Canadian ice hockey player.
2) He led the Detroit Red Wings to four Stanley Cup championship games in the 50’s.
3) His nickname became “Mr. Hockey” because of how good he was at playing the sport.
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Transportation
1.Originally the Bel-Air was named the Skyline. It was renamed to BelAir in 1953.
2. There are 3 generations of the BelAir car. Each generation added new and improved features also known as upgrades.
3. There were many variations of the BelAir. There were two door BelAirs, four door BelAirs, convertibles, hard tops, Sedans, and even station wagons.
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Fashion
- Poodle skirts got their name because of the material that used to make it. It was called poodle fabric and it was sort of hairy and stiff but lightweight.
- The dresses worn casually were still more formal and elegant. The shoulders were softened and the corset waists became smaller.
- The upswept shape of the glasses were to beautify and accentuate a woman’s face. They added a bit more femininity to glasses
https://recollections.biz/blog/1950s-accessories/
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Toys
1- Barbie- The Barbie was launched late but still 1959. The first Barbie wore a black and white striped swimsuit.
2- Silly putty- The inventor of silly putty hired college students from Yale to fill the eggs with the putty, just in time for Easter. He sold them like crazy.
3- Hula Hoop- Originally a children's toy made out of cane that would just get rolled around on the group, became the hula hoop.
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Music artists
1- Elvis Presley Elvis- was a movie star and a rock star. His first movie was Love Me Tender.
2- Ella Fitzgerald- Ella Fitzgerald was a very famous singer who is known as the first Black woman to sing at the Mocambo, the Hollywood nightclub that Marilyn Monroe persuaded the owner to allow her to sing.
3- Frank Sinatra- was one of the top film starts 1950. He made quite a few films in the 50’s like, Young at Heart, Suddenly and The Man with the Golden Arm.https://www.rockmusictimeline.com/1950 -
Movie-Cinderella
1) Cinderella only cost 3 million to make.
2) Cinderella made more than 85 million dollars.
3) Cinderella is the oldest Disney princess movie.
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News event- Korean war
1- 3 million people died in the war and tens of thousands of casualties.
2- There were many troops that came to South Korea and 90% were from the United States.
3- There were many troops that came to South Korea and 90% were from the United States.
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Tv/radio show-I Love Lucy
1) This is one of the most well known TV programs from the 1950’s, This TV Show actually started out as a Radio Show.
2) When this became a TV Show, Lucy would only agree to be in it if her real life husband could play her husband on the show.
3) Ricky Ricardo was Lucy’s husband, but he almost had to play the role as Larry Lopez.
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U.S president
1.Dwight was born on October 14 1890 and died March 28 1969.
2. He was the 34th President of the United States of America, from 1953-1961
3.He was in the army and was stationed in Texas, where he met his wife.
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Technology
1) The first transistor radio came to be in 1954.
2) It was called the Regency Model TR-1 and contained transistors.
3) The radio was about to receive AM stations. The radio cost almost $50, which is like $400 today.
https://childhoodradio.com/radio-history-1950-1959-transistors-rule/