Time Capsule 1950s

U.S. President

Oct 14, 1890

https://www.whitehousehistory.org/bios/dwight-eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1. He was born October 14, 1890 in Texas.
2.He married Mamie Geneva in 1916.
3.1952 he ran for president .

Sports Figure

Nov 21, 1920

https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/historicmissourians/name/m/musial/#section4
Stan Musial
1.Stan played for the Cardinals from 1941 to 1963.
2.Stan as born on November 21, 1920 and dead January 19, 2013 at the age of 92
3.Stan started pitching but hit his left shoulder bad and was unable to pitch anymore so he became an outfielder.

Actress

Nov 12, 1929

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000038/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
Grace Kelly
1.November 12, 1929, Philadelphia, pennsylvania, actress Grace Patricia Kelly was born.
2.Grace died in Monaco on September 14, 1982.
3.In 1951 at the age of 22 Grace appeared in her first film ( Fourteen Hours).

Music

Aug 8, 1935

https://www.notablebiographies.com/Pe-Pu/Presley-Elvis.html
Elvis Presley
1.Elvis Presley, also known as “The King of Rock and Roll”, was born on August, 8, 1935 and died August 16, 1977.
2.By 1957 Johnny Cash was thriving and was the top recording artist in the country.
3.In 1957 Little Richard released Tutti-Frutti One of his most famous songs.

Fashion

Jan 1, 1950

https://vintagedancer.com/1950s/history-1950s-coats-jackets/
Fur coat
1.The fur coats had been made in other coat styles just out of fur.
2.They were originally made in the 1910's for men doing sports.
3.The first poodle skirt was made in 1947 when Juli Lynne Charlot.

Movie

Mar 4, 1950

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042332/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
Cinderella
1.Its an animated, family, fantasy movie.
2.Cinderella voiced by Ilene Woods.
3.The directors of This movie were Clyed Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske.

News event

Jun 25, 1950

https://www.history.com/topics/korea/korean-war
Korean War
1.The Korean War started on June 25, 1950 and ended in July 1953.
2.The war started because 75,000 north Korean soldiers poured into south Korea.
3.In July 1950 american troops stormed into Korea fighting to help the South Koreans.

Technology

Jan 1, 1951

http://theinventors.org/library/inventors/blvideo.htm
Video Tape Recorder
1. Charles Ginsburg lead the research team that created the video tape recorder.
2. In 1951, the first video tape recorder (VTR) captured live images from television cameras.
3. Ampex sold the first VTR for $50,000 in 1956.

TV Show

Jan 1, 1951

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043208/
I Love Lucy
1.I love Lucy like standard TV shows were 30 minutes long.
2.The show had 6 series, 181 episodes
3.This show is about a woman who wants to be a star with her husband, who is a bandleader, and she gets herself in the strangest situations.

Toys

Jan 1, 1952

http://visionlaunch.com/when-were-matchbox-cars-invented/
Play-Doh, Barbie, Matchbox cars.
1.In 1955 Play-Doh was invented by Joseph and Noah McVicker.
2.The first barbie was made in 1959 and is named after the inventors, Ruth Handler, Daughter.
3.Matchbox cars were created in 1952 by a company called Lesney Products.

Transportation

Mar 1, 1955

http://www.classic-car-history.com/1955-1959-chevy-truck.htm
Chevy 1955 Pickup Truck
1. Two series of of this truck. First series sold till in march 1955.
2.First rode a 114 inch wheelbase were as the second rode 123 inch wheelbase.
3.Second series of this truck was first sold in mid 1955.