50s

Time Capsule 1950s

By ambaxt24

  • Jean Harlow

    Jean Harlow
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jean-harlow-dies
    1. Jean Harlow was born in Kansas City, Missouri on March 3, 1911
    2. When she was 16 she ran away to marry a business owner who was 23.
    3. Her original name was Harlean Carpenter but then changed it to Jean Harlow.

  • Sports Figure

    Sports Figure
    https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/berra-yogi
    1.After his 19 years of playing baseball he took on the challenge of being a coach and a manager for his own team.
    2. Yogi Berra was a baseball catcher for many teams but the last team he played for was the New York Yankees.
    3. Yogi Berra died September 22, 2015 which means I was 10 years and 2 days old.

  • President

    President
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman
    1. He was vice president for Franklin D. Roosevelt and then when he died Truman became president.
    2. During world war 1,Truman served as an artillery officer making him the only president to have served in combat in world war 1.
    3. Harry Truman was the 33rd president.

  • Radio Show

    Radio Show
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040041/
    1. The first episode came out on June 8, 1948 but became popular in the 50s.
    2. The show changed its name to The Milton Show for its last few episodes.
    3. This how was broadcasted on the radio from 1938-1949.

  • Transportation

    Transportation
    https://auto.howstuffworks.com/chevrolet-bel-air2.htm
    1. The Chevrolet Bel Air caused $1,740.00
    2. The manufacture for this car was Chevrolet.
    3. This car was Chevrolet first hardtop car.

  • Toys

    Toys
    https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photos/5394161/images.jpg?1476874134
    1. Play-Doh: Before it was a toy it was advertised as a wallpaper cleaner.
    2. Pogo Stick: The pogo stick was invented by George Hansburg
    3. Corn Popper: The inventor, Arthur Holt, sold this product to Fisher Price for $50.

  • Fashion

    Fashion
    https://www.uvm.edu/landscape/dating/clothing_and_hair/1950s_clothing_women.php
    1. Poodle Skirt: The poodle skirt made a come back in 2009-2010
    2. Makeup: All girls wore pink makeup. Pink eyeshadow, pink lipstick,and pink blush.
    3. Haircut: It was given its name because it was permed and tightly curled to look like poodle fur.

  • Music

    Music
    https://www.biography.com/news/johnny-cash-10-interesting-facts
    1. Johnny Cash- Johnny cash was arrested many different times.
    2. Patti Page- Patti has more than 100 million records sold.
    3. Chuck Berry- Chuck Berry was born in St. Louis Missouri, about 3 hours from where I live now.

  • Movie

    Movie
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/disneys-cinderella-opens
    1. Perce Pearce and George Arthur Bloom were the creators of Cinderella.
    2. Cinderella was the 12th Disney animated film created.
    3. Their in an estimated 345-1,500 versions of Cinderella created.

  • News Event

    News Event
    https://www.history.com/topics/korea/korean-war
    1. The war started June 25, 1950 and ended on July 27, 1953.
    2. The war was against North Korea and South Korea.
    3. 10,000 North and South Koreans died before the war even started, and more than 600,000 civilians died and 406,000 soldiers died at war.

  • Technology

    Technology
    https://www.zenith.com/remote-background/
    1. Nikola Tesla made the first TV remote.
    2. The first remote was called the "Lazy Bones"
    3. It was a cable that ran from the TV to the viewer.