This document provides a summary of popular culture in Europe from the 1940s to the 1980s through various advertisements, television shows, fashion trends, music, sports figures, magazines, and films that influenced European society. It highlights how advertisements often reflected the social roles and mentalities of different decades, such as women primarily being depicted as homemakers in 1940s ads. Popular television shows in Spain included "Un, dos, tres..." from the 1970s-2004. The miniskirt became trendy for women in the 1960s, reflecting a more liberal society. Iconic musical artists spanning different genres included The Beatles, Julio Iglesias, and Freddie Mercury. American films like Grease, E.T., Mary