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The definitive collection of 1950s American
music, news, fashion, fads and kitsch that
continues to influence the world
BORN
- Stevie Wonder
- Gary Larsen
- Mark Spitz
- Bill Murray
MUSIC:
- Nat King Cole crosses over from jazz to pop selling millions.
- Muddy Waters marries county blues and big city dance dynamism begetting Chicago Blues.
FASHION
- Full skirts, rounded soft shoulders, an almost pinched waist, a pointed bosom and spike heels are hallmarks of women’s fashion this year.
SPORTS
- Florence Chadwick swims the English Channel in 13 hrs, 23 mins., a record.
- A Drivers World Championship is established.
- The NY Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies to win their thirteenth World Series.
WORLD
- Communist Chinese forces invade Tibet.
- Korean War begins when North Korean Communist forces invade South Korea.
- India becomes the world’s largest democracy.
TRIVIA QUESTIONS:
- What percentage of US households had TVs in 1950?
a. 9% b. 16% c. 24% d. 31%
- Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo. Although literally hundreds of films have been adapted from this enchanting fairy tale, this 1950 animated feature is a bone fide classic. Name the hit Disney movie nominated for 3 Academy Awards, which featured the voice of Ilene Woods in the title role, and that of Verna Felton as the fairy.
- Created in 1950, the first lunch box
to bear an image featured this TV Western star.
a. Gene Autry b. Roy Rogers c. Hopalong Cassidy d. Davy Crockett
- True or False? American involvement in Vietnam began in 1950.
- What popular doughnut shop was founded in 1950?
a. Krispy Kreme b. Winchell’s Donut c. Mister Donut d. Dunkin’ Donuts
R.I.P.:
- Al Jolson
- George Bernard Shaw
- George Orwell
- Elsie de Wolfe
Billboard Top 10 Pop Hits:
- Daddy’s Little Girl — Mills Brothers
- Mona Lisa — Nat King Cole
- Music! Music! Music! — Teresa Brewer
- The Tennesse Waltz — Patti Page
- A Bushel and a Peck — Perry Como and Betty Hutton
- Rag Mop — Ames Brothers
- If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d Have Baked A Cake — Eileen Barton
- Harbor Lights — Sammy Kaye
- Goodnight, Irene — Gordon Jenkins and the Weavers
- I Wanna Be Loved — The Andrews Sisters