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Fashion
- In the ’50s dresses had rounded shoulders, cinched-in waistlines, and exaggerated hips.
- Men's Style became more conservatively colored, with baggy suits and narrow ties.
- Fedoras and boaters along with straw hats were in fashion for men. https://thevou.com/fashion/50s-fashion/
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President
- Dwight D Eisenhower worked hard to lower tensions with the USSR.
- He was born in Kansas
- He brought armed peace to Korea https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/dwight-d-eisenhower/
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Movie
- Two Actors played the monster from the Creature of the Black Lagoon.
- Glenn Strange was put up to play the creature.
- The film was presented in 3d originally. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046876/
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Sports Figure
- Hans Schafer played for Fc Kolin
- He had 254 goals in his career.
- He played as an outside left. https://www.espn.com/soccer/germany/story/3262759/german-world-cup-winner-hans-schafer-dies-at-age-90
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News Event
- The French had a long siege in Vietnam before America joined the fight
- On May 7 they pulled out of Vietnam.
- The French fell after a long attack by Ho Ci Mhin. history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/dien-bien-phu#:~:text=On%20May%207%2C%201954%2C%20the,pulled%20out%20of%20the%20region.
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Actor of the Year
- Clark Gable is known as the “King of Hollywood”
- His mother died when he was 10.
- He starred in the hit movie “Gone with the Wind” https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000022/
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Transportation:
- The 1957 Ford Thunderbird is a sports car that introduced the 312 5.1-liter-v8 engine.
- An older model of the Thunderbird made an appearance in Dirty Dancing.
- The original base price is $3,458 https://www.topspeed.com/cars/ford/1957-ford-thunderbird-e-code/
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Tech
- Sputnik1 is the first satellite in space.
- Sputnik was built by the USSR.
- Sputnik was in space for 3 months. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1957-001B
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Music
- In the ’50s Bobby Day came out with the hit song “Rockin Robin”
- The Mills Brothers came out with the hit song "The Glow Worm" in the 50s.
- The hit song “Splish Splash” came out in the 50s. https://www.songfacts.com/facts/bobby-day/rockin-robin
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Toys
- The very first blond Barbie Doll came out in the 50s.
- The Howdy Doody Monkey toy came out after starring in 50s show “Howdy Doody.”
- Roy Rogers and Bullet action figure came out after he starred in tv shows and movies. https://www.firstversions.com/2014/12/barbie.html
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Tv Show
- Viewers sent in scripts for new episodes of The Twilight Zone
- One actor appeared in all seasons.
- One episode won an Oscar. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/