Atomic Age Factoids
What were the top-rated TV shows of the 1950s?
Texaco Star Theatre
Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
I Love Lucy
The $64,000 Question
Gunsmoke
Best-selling Books of the 1950s?
The Cardinal
From Here to Eternity
The Silver Chalice
The Robe
Not As A Stranger
Marjorie Morningstar
Don’t Go Near the Water
By Love Possessed
Doctor Zhivago
Exodus
Who were the most popular movie stars of the 1950s?
John Wayne
Betty Grable
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
Doris Day
Gary Cooper
Marilyn Monroe
James Stewart
Grace Kelly
William Holden
Kim Novak
Glenn Ford
Elizabeth Taylor
Rock Hudson
Fads of the 1950s
Hula Hoops
Frozen TV Dinners
Panty Raids
Barbie Dolls
Frisbees
Home Bomb Shelters
What first appeared in the 1950s?
credits cards
Peanuts comic strip
Playboy magazine
McDonald’s
Disneyland
Dr. Suess books
Barbie dolls
Which movies won ‘Best Picture’ Academy awards in the 1950s?
All About Eve
An American in Paris
The Greatest Show on Earth
From Here to Eternity
On the Waterfront
Marty
Around the World in Eighty Days
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Gigi
Ben-Hur
What was the average life expectancy in the 1950s
Males
65 years
Females
71 years
What did a typical single family home sell for in the 1950s?
$10,050
Which movies won ‘Best Picture’ Academy awards in the 1950s?
All About Eve
An American in Paris
The Greatest Show on Earth
From Here to Eternity
On the Waterfront
Marty
Around the World in Eighty Days
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Gigi
Ben-Hur
Popular Broadway Musicals of the 1950s
Guys and Dolls
The King and I
Porgy and Bess
The Pajama Game
Damn Yankees
My Fair Lady
West Side Story
The Sound of Music
How much did a trip to the corner store cost in the 1950s?
Eggs
72 cents
Milk
21 cents a quart
Bread
14 cents a loaf
Butter
60 cents a lb.
Important Firsts: Scientific Discoveries of the 1950s
Kidney transplants
Large-scale, commercially produced business computer
Polio vaccine
DNA structure
Open heart surgery
Atomic-powered submarines and locomotives
The Pill
Sputnik I satellite
Ultrasound
Stereo records
