The Fabulous Fifties!

Fashion Poodle Skirts & Pony Tails Pencil Skirts & Gloves Bobby Socks & Saddle Shoes Leather Jackets & Slicked Hair White Tee-Shirts and Cuffed Jeans

Poodle Skirts & Pony Tails

Pencil Skirts & Gloves

Bobby Socks & Saddle Shoes

Leather Jackets & Slicked Hair

White Tee-Shirts and Cuffed Jeans

Poodle Skirts

Pencil Skirts

Catseye Glasses

Saddle Shoes

Bobby Socks

Polka Dot Dresses

White Gloves

Rolled Jeans & White Shirts

Leather Jackets, White Ts, and Jeans

http://www.fashion-era.com/1950s/1950s_4_teenagers_teddy_boys.htm http://home.att.net/~boomers.fifties.teenmag/1950s_fashion.html http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fashion/fashion.htm *Look on the left hand side of the page for links. To Learn more and to plan your outfit for the dance:

Fun Stuff Hula Hoop Telephone Booth Cramming Drive-In Movies Jukebox Sillyputty Pez Disneyland Slinky

Hula Hoop

Telephone Booth Cramming

Drive-In Movies

Jukebox

Sillyputty

Pez

Disneyland

Slinky

Hula Hoop

Telephone Booth Cramming

Drive-In Movies

Jukebox

Silly Putty

Pez

Disneyland

Slinky

To Learn more about fads and fun stuff from the 1950s go to: http://www.crazyfads.com/50s.htm http://hhsclassof58.com/fads.htm http://www.slideshare.net/computerland/1950s-fashion-and-fads

Music Elvis Presley The Everly Brothers Jerry Lee Lewis Nat King Cole Chuck Berry Little Richard Buddy Holly Fats Domino

Elvis Presley

The Everly Brothers

Jerry Lee Lewis

Nat King Cole

Chuck Berry

Little Richard

Buddy Holly

Fats Domino

Elvis Presley http://www.elvis.com/

Jerry Lee Lewis http://www.jerryleelewis.com/

Buddy Holly http://www.buddyhollyonline.com

The Everly Brothers http://www.everlybrothers.com/

Nat King Cole http://www.nat-king-cole.org/

Chuck Berry http://www.chuckberry.com/

Little Richard http://www.kolumbus.fi/timrei/lre.htm

Fats Domino http://www.history-of-rock.com/domino.htm

To Listen to 1950s Music http://rosemck1.tripod.com/jukebox-1950s.html http://www.tropicalglen.com/ http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/50smusic.html

http://rosemck1.tripod.com/jukebox-1950s.html

http://www.tropicalglen.com/

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/50smusic.html

Cars of the 1950s!

Television and Movie Stars

Howdy Doody

The Ed Sullivan Show

I Love Lucy

The Honeymooners

Leave it to Beaver

The Lone Ranger

Audry Hepburn

Marilyn Monroe

James Dean

Elizabeth Taylor

Frank Sinatra

Grace Kelly

Marlon Brando

Historical Events The top events of the 1950s…

The top events of the 1950s…

1950 First Peanuts Comic Strip First Organ Transplant Korea War Begins Credit Card system in America World population numbers 2.52 billion (population today is estimated at over 6 billion). Population in the US reaches over 100 million people.

First Peanuts Comic Strip

First Organ Transplant

Korea War Begins

Credit Card system in America

World population numbers 2.52 billion (population today is estimated at over 6 billion). Population in the US reaches over 100 million people.

1951 Color TV introduced Truman signs peace treaty with Japan officially ending WWII The still camera gets a built in flash

Color TV introduced

Truman signs peace treaty with Japan officially ending WWII

The still camera gets a built in flash

1952 First Hydrogen Bomb is detonated in the Pacific Ocean Car seatbelts introduced Polio Vaccine created Princess Elizabeth become Queen of Great Britain New president is elected: Dwight Eisenhower

First Hydrogen Bomb is detonated in the Pacific Ocean

Car seatbelts introduced

Polio Vaccine created

Princess Elizabeth become Queen of Great Britain

New president is elected: Dwight Eisenhower

1953 DNA discovered Mount Everest climbed by Sir Edward Hilary and Tensing Stalin dies starting a new era in Russia Korean War ends

DNA discovered

Mount Everest climbed by Sir Edward Hilary and Tensing

Stalin dies starting a new era in Russia

Korean War ends

1954 First Atomic Submarine launched Reports say cigarettes cause cancer Segregation ruled illegal in the U.S. in Brown vs. the Board of Education. 54% of US homes have a television Joseph McCarthy hearings on Un-american Activities begin

First Atomic Submarine launched

Reports say cigarettes cause cancer

Segregation ruled illegal in the U.S. in Brown vs. the Board of Education.

54% of US homes have a television

Joseph McCarthy hearings on Un-american Activities begin

1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus. USA Civil Rights Movement gains momentum Disneyland opens McDonald’s Corporation founded

Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus. USA Civil Rights Movement gains momentum

Disneyland opens

McDonald’s Corporation founded

1956 TV remote control invented IBM creates the first hard disk drive Velcro introduced to the public The first trans-Atlantic telephone cable becomes operational

TV remote control invented

IBM creates the first hard disk drive

Velcro introduced to the public

The first trans-Atlantic telephone cable becomes operational

1957 Dr. Seuss publishes The Cat in the Hat Soviet Satellite Sputnik is launched Lasers developed President Dwight Eisenhower begins second term in office

Dr. Seuss publishes The Cat in the Hat

Soviet Satellite Sputnik is launched

Lasers developed

President Dwight Eisenhower begins second term in office

1958 Hula Hoop becomes popular Lego toy bricks introduced NASA founded John D. Pierce Junior High opens! Stereo LP records first sold

Hula Hoop becomes popular

Lego toy bricks introduced

NASA founded

John D. Pierce Junior High opens!

Stereo LP records first sold

1959 Castro becomes dictator of Cuba Barbie dolls sold The microchip was invented Alaska and Hawaii join the USA. Motown records starts a new type of music.

Castro becomes dictator of Cuba

Barbie dolls sold

The microchip was invented

Alaska and Hawaii join the USA.

Motown records starts a new type of music.

Online Videos and Presentations about the 1950s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXqgO63b59c&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHH2SNlvMEw&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8kJzBJrOkU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXqgO63b59c&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHH2SNlvMEw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8kJzBJrOkU

Pierce Middle School 8th Grade Dance! May 29, 2009