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90% of South Korea’s soldiers where Americans.
Congress never declared war.
This was the first time African American troops where deployed for war.
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Mickey Mantle
1)Hit 536 home runs without his left acl which was never repaired correctly
2)He died at age 63 because of liver cancer
3)Mickey Mantle was teammates with Roger Maris who has the second most home runs in a single season not including steroid users. -
Mr Potato Head
Mr Potato Head was invented but Hasbro refused to put it out until 1951 which it then became their most selling toy.
The original Barbie
When the original Barbie was made people where skeptical of it because of the dolls that where popular at the time.
Roy Rogers and Bullet Action Figure
The Roy Rodgers theme song was happy trails.
https://www.nancythorne.com/blog/category/toys-in-the-1950s -
Studebaker Land Cruiser
1) Debut at the World Fair
2) Car costs $26000
3) Was used by Marguerite “Maggie” Higgins in Korea
https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/car-of-the-week-1948-studebaker-land-cruiser -
Combed back and to left hair
Made popular by James Dean
Long skirts
Made popular by Marylin Monroe
Bouffant
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Dwight Eisenhower
From Kansas
Loved Golfing
He won the election by a landslide.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/dwight-d-eisenhower/ -
Ray Charles
Ray Charles was not born blind but lost his sight when he was 7.
Elvis Presley
Elvis was actually blonde but dyed his hair black.
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly opened for Elvis
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Grand Central Station Radio
1)Aired for 17 years
2)Debut on NBC
3)Debut in September 28th, 1937. -
Rebel Without A Cause
1)The opening scene was improvised
2)There is a large age gap between James dean and Natalie Wood
3)Rebel Without a Cause almost had a different ending. -
James Dean
1)Where James Dean died is called Blood alley
2)James Dean was 24 when he died
3)He only appeared in 3 movies -
Sputnik 1
1)Even though it was the size of a beachball it was 183.89 pounds
2)The launch almost failed
3)Sputnik was so shiny you could see it through th naked eye.