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President
Harry S. Truman
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/harry-truman
Fact 1: Led the United States in the Korean War
Fact 2: Followed President Franklin Roosevelt
Fact 3: Presidency lasted 8 years -
Athlete
Jackie Robinson
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/jackie-robinson
Fact 1: Broke the baseball color barrier in 1947
Fact 2: The Dodgers returned to the top of the National League standings in 1952 as Robinson hit .308, scored 104 runs, stole twenty-four bases, and belted nineteen homers
Fact 3: On January 22, 1957 Robinson's retirement from baseball was announced -
Movie
Cinderella
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/disneys-cinderella-opens
Fact 1: Took 6 years to produce before it was released
Fact 2: one of the highest-grossing features of 1950
Fact 3: Was the 12th full length Disney film following Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -
Fashion
https://fiftiesweb.com/fashion/1950s-fashion/
Clothes #1:(men)Fuller Suits with a tie as well as “cowboy” & “military” looks.(Women)Pencil or circle skirts, poodle skirts for teens.Soft-draped blouses
Hairstyles #2:(men)Slick side part & long classic pompadour.(Women)Often put their hair back in a ponytail & wrapped it with a scarf. A simple curl was more for a night out.
Shoes #3:(men)loafers, saddle shoes, and motorcycle boots.(Women)Saddle shoes & different types of heeled shoes -
Technology
UNIVAC Commercial Computer
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/univac-computer-dedicated
Fact 1: the world’s first commercially produced electronic digital computer
Fact 2: It weighed 16,000 pounds, used 5,000 vacuum tubes, and could perform about 1,000 calculations per second
Fact 3: it would cost almost $7 million to buy today -
TV Show
I Love Lucy
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043208/
Fact 1: Fred and Ethel were more than two decades apart in real life
Fact 2: watched by 40 million Americans a year alone
Fact 3: Lucille auditioned for a chorus line spot in a local production when she was just 12 -
Toys
Play-Doh, Matchbox Cars, and Barbie
https://www.metv.com/lists/10-toys-every-kid-in-the-1950s-wanted-for-christmas
Fact 1: (Play-Doh)Was originally used as wallpaper cleaner in the 1930’s but was used as a children’s toy in the 1950’s
Fact 2: (Matchbox Cars)The 1953 Aveling Barford Road Roller is the most valuable matchbox car
Fact 3: (Barbie)In 1959 A gallon of gas was 25 cents, the average annual wage was $5,000 and the #1 Ponytail Barbie sold for $3. -
News Event
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/montgomery-bus-boycott
Fact 1: The Montgomery Bus Boycott by African-American citizens began in December of after Parks is convicted
Fact 2: The boycott is led by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Fact 3: During April of 1956 bus companies begin implementing desegregation in several Southern cities. -
Music
Bill Haley & the Comets, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/50smusic.html
Fact 1: (Bill Haley & the Comets)In 1955, “Rock Around the Clock” was the best selling single
Fact 2: (Elvis Presley)In 1957, “Jailhouse Rock” was the 2nd best selling single
Fact 3: (Johnny Cash)defined the country and western style of music in the 1950s -
Actor or Actress
Grace Kelly
https://www.biography.com/people/grace-kelly-9362226
Fact 1: became Princess of Monaco after marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956.
Fact 2: born November 12, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fact 3: died tragically in 1982; she suffered a stroke while driving back to Monaco with her daughter and drove off the road -
Transportation
Chevrolet Bel Air
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/chevrolet-bel-air.htm
Fact 1: Bel Airs came in seven models
Fact 2: They came in pastel shades
Fact 3: Nomad was the costliest Bel Air, with just 6,103 built
