I'm writing a song about the great things of the 1950's!. Ex!. people, events, phrases, fashion, music, etc!.
what are some good ideas!?!?
so far i have Elvis, sock hops, poodle skirts, and malt shops
:D
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Position:Home>History> What's memorable about the 1950's?Question: What's memorable about the 1950's!? I'm writing a song about the great things of the 1950's!. Ex!. people, events, phrases, fashion, music, etc!.
what are some good ideas!?!? so far i have Elvis, sock hops, poodle skirts, and malt shops :D thanksWww@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: - rock 'n roll - juke-box - the original The Price is Right - Mr!. Potato Head - View-Master - Silly Putty - Slinky - I Love Lucy - hoola hoop - frisbee - Peanuts cartoon - Beatniks - Barbie - Cadillac - Playboy Magazine - straight-legged pants - blue jeans - penny loafers - bobby sox - poodle skirts - letterman sweaters - varsity jackets - T-shirts and black leather motorcycle jackets - greaser hairstyle - Marlon Brando - Doris Day - Buddy Holly - drive-thru - American Bandstand - ponytails - Bill Haley - Jerry Lee Lewis - Johnny Cash - Elvis - Doo Wop genre - Guys and Dolls - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - My Fair Lady - West Side Story - The Sound of Music - Ben-Hur - 20000 Leagues Under the Sea - Godzilla - Cinderella - Alice in Wonderland - Peter Pan - Lady and the Tramp - Sleeping Beauty - television sets - the Mickey Mouse Club - the Silver Age of Comic Books - Lord of the Flies - The Catcher in the Rye - The Lord of the Rings - The Chronicles of Narnia - The Old Man and the Sea - Fahrenheit 451 - I Am Legend - the helical structure of DNA was discovered - the Mid-Atlantic Ridge was discovered - the first polio vaccine was introduced - Sputnik 1 was launched in 1957 - Cold War - Fidel Castro took over Cuba - decolonization in Africa - the Non-aligned Movement was established - Audrey Hepburn - Charlton Heston - Bob Hope - Maria Callas - Ella Fitzgerald - Haley MillsWww@QuestionHome@Com I'm sure that, in writing a song, fashion and "stars" are important, but in the 1950's, here are a few things that happened -- far more substantial than poodle skirts and malt shops: 1950 - Pres!. Harry Truman ( 'til 1952) approves production of the hydrogen bomb and sends air force and navy to Korea in June!. 1951 - Transcontinental television begins with a speech by Pres!. Truman!. 1952 - The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 removes racial and ethnic barriers to becoming a U!.S!. citizen!. 1953 - Fighting ends in Korea!. 1954 - U!. S!. Senator Joseph McCarthy begins televised hearings into alleged Communists in the army!. 1954 - Racial segregation is ruled unconstitutional in public schools by the U!.S!. Supreme Court!. 1955 - Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama!. 1955 - The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge making the new AFL-CIO an organization with 15 million members!. 1955 Dr!. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for polio 1956 - The Federal Highway Act is signed, marking the beginning of work on the interstate highway system!. 1958 - Explorer I, the first U!.S!. satellite, successfully orbits the earth!. 1958 - The first domestic jet-airline passenger service is begun by National Airlines between New York City and Miami!. 1959 - Alaska and Hawaii become the forty-ninth and fiftieth states!. There are numerous websites that can give you more information about the decade of the '50's!. This is just a sample of the historic significance of the 50's!.Www@QuestionHome@Com ALL AND EVERYTHING IS HERE http://www!.answers!.com/1950%27SWww@QuestionHome@Com well i dont have personal memories as i wasnt around at that time,but defintely who springs to mind is Grace Kelly,princess of monico!.!.!.!.!.:-)Www@QuestionHome@Com cold war-----bomb sheltersWww@QuestionHome@Com |