By Dallin F. Hardy

United States History Chapter 15: 1945-1959

Section 6: 1950s-Cultural History

Suburbs

1950s

Sunbelt

1950s

Louis L’Amour

Television

1950s

Peanuts 1950

Beetle Bailey 1950

Dick and Jane 1950s

Dragnet 1951

I Love Lucy 1951

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 1952

Adventures of Superman 1952

The Old Man and the Sea 1952

Ernest Hemingway

High Noon 1952

Singin’ in the Rain 1952

Moondog Coronation Ball

1952

First Rock Concert

Rock ‘n’ Roll

1950s

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953

Fahrenheit 451 1953

The Crucible 1953

Arthur Miller

Peter Pan 1953

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954

Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954

Lassie 1954

Davy Crockett 1954

“Ballad of Davy Crocket”

1954

Gunsmoke 1955

Rebel Without a Cause 1955

Death of James Dean

1955

Lord of the Rings 1955

Disneyland

1955

Mickey Mouse Club 1955

John Wayne

The Searchers 1956

Elvis Presley

1956

“The King”

Love Me Tender 1956

Heartbreak Hotel 1956

American Freeways

1956

The West-Side Story 1957

Dodgers & Giants move to California

1957

Atlas Shrugged 1957

By

Ayn Rand

Leave It to Beaver 1957

On the Road 1957

Beat Generation

Late 1950s

Great Balls of Fire 1957

That’ll Be the Day 1958

Mr. Ed 1958

B.C. 1958

Ben-Hur 1959

The Twilight Zone 1959

Sleeping Beauty 1959

Drive-in Theaters

Animated Shorts

1950s

Norman Rockwell

1950s

1950s Toys & Games

Mr. Potato Head

1952

Ant Farm

1956

Skateboards

1956

Play-Doh

1956

Yahtzee 1956

Frisbee

1957

Hula hoop

1958

Estes Rockets

1958

Barbie

1959

Risk 1959

1950s Fashion