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  • Category: 50’s Events

  • Our First TV!

    Posted by Bob on April 13, 2018June 27, 2020

    Back in 1954 we got our first Tv! My Father brought a used one for $15.00 and set it up for watching that night, my Sister was about 14 years old at the time, told …

    1950's, 1950's TV, 50's Events, 50's TV, What's New
  • At The Drive-in!

    Posted by Bob on April 11, 2018April 27, 2018

    Way back in 1953 I went with my Mother, Aunt and cousin to see the Walt Disney film Peter Pan, it was the first time I ever went to see a film at the drive-in. …

    1950's, 1950's films, 50's Events, 50's Summer, Drive -In Movies
  • Vanity Fair 1950’s Video

    Posted by Bob on April 10, 2018

    1950's, 50's Events, 50's styles, What's New
  • The Hula Hoop!

    Posted by Bob on April 2, 2018June 27, 2020

    The hula hoop gained international popularity in the late 1950s, when a plastic version was successfully marketed by California’s Wham-O toy company. In 1957, Richard Knerr and Arthur “Spud” Melin, starting with the idea of …

    1950's, 50's Events
  • Stoopball!

    Posted by Bob on March 27, 2018April 8, 2018

    Wow! I was thinking of how we used to play Stoopball! This is a photo of where we played mostly in the 1950’s, and at times I would just throw a Spaldeen and be Whitey …

    1950's, 50's Events
  • James Dean

    Posted by Bob on March 22, 2018March 28, 2018

    James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most …

    1950's, 1950's films, 50's Events
  • Vaccination Day!

    Posted by Bob on March 21, 2018April 8, 2018

    I remember in the 1950’s going to the health clinic to get a vaccination shot, What a long day that turned out to be! I would go with my Mother to the clinic and have …

    1950's, 50's Events
  • Cold War Drills!

    Posted by Bob on March 17, 2018March 17, 2018

    My friend from Retro Dee’s Guide to the Best Era Ever! here on WordPress recently wrote of the not so happy days of the 1950’s, about the Cold War drills the students had to take in case …

    1950's, 50's Events
  • Superman!

    Posted by Bob on March 11, 2018November 25, 2020

    The Adventures of Superman is an American television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The show was the first television series to feature Superman …

    1950's, 1950's TV, 50's Events
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