History Of The 50s Essay

The first Peanuts comic was written in 1951. Disneyland opened in the 1950s. Dr. Suess wrote “The Cat in the Hat”. Legos were invented in 1958. Color TV was invented in the fifties. Arguably the most famous person of the fifties was the “King of Rock and Roll” himself. He was also known as Elvis Presley, or just Elvis. Richard Nixon was a famous politician and to-be president. There were many famous actors. These include Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, and Lucille Ball. Two of the biggest inventions in electronic technology used today were invented in the fifties. First was the television. After the invention of television, practically everyone began to have one in their house. The second was the video recorder. Video recorders were a big invention, especially with movies and cinema on the rise at the time.

The barcode was invented by Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver. Edward built the Hydrogen Bomb along with his team. Christopher Crockwell invented the hovercraft. Rhichard Nerr and Arthur Melin invented the Hula Hoop. HULA! Harry S Truman was the president of the USA for the first three years of the 50s. Dwight D. Eisenho-wer was the president of the USA for the second half of the 50s. John F. Kennedy was a famous thinker who later became president in the 60s. Robert Kennedy also was a thinker and activist for freedom in Africa. Marilyn Monroe also had many philosophical thoughts and memorable quotes. Many new fabrics were introduced in the 1950’s. The new fabrics introduced were nylon, polyester, and acrylic. Lots of people also were fur coats with three quarter inch sleeves. After WW2 3-D cinematography. I love lucy was a new magazine during this time. Elvis Presley was a big music star of the 1950’s. He had three top songs. One song was Hounddog. Another was Heartbreak hotel. The third was Jailhouse rock which is still heard