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I Have Become My Mother/Father
What did we Baby Boomers do with the world that was given to us? Did we improve it or make it worse?
Memories of the 1950's
1950 - First kidney transplant
1950-1953 - Korean War
1951 - First colour TV program
1955 - Rosa Parks, a Black woman, refuses to move to back of the bus
1956 - The U.S. explodes the world's first hydrogen bomb
1956 - Elvis appears on Ed Sullivan - swivelling hips are censored
1959 - Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, & the Big Bopper die in a plane crash
1959 - Barbie Doll is born
| Top Ten 1940's Boys Names
James Robert John William Richard David Charles Thomas Michael Ronald |
Top Ten 1940's Girls Names
Mary Linda Barbara Patricia Carol Sandra Nancy Judith Sharon Susan |
Academy Awards — Best Picture 1950 - All About Eve 1951 - An American in Paris 1952 - The Greatest Show 1953 - From Here to Eternity 1954 - On the Waterfront 1955 - Marty 1956 - Around the World / 80 Days 1957 - The Bridge on River Kwai 1958 - Gigi 1959 - Ben-Hur |
1954 - 1955 Top Tv Shows 1. I Love Lucy 2. The Jackie Gleason Show 3. Dragnet 4. You Bet Your Life 5. The Toast of the Town 6. Disneyland 7. The Chevy Show (Bob Hope) 8. The Jack Benny Show 9. The Martha Raye Show 10. The George Gobel Show |
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1950 - NY Yankees 1951 - NY Yankees 1952 - NY Yankees 1953 - NY Yankees 1954 - NY Giants 1955 - Brooklyn 1956 - NY Yankees 1957 - Milw. Braves 1958 - NY Yankees 1959 - Los Angeles |
1950 - Detroit Red Wings 1951 - Toronto Maple Leafs 1952 - Detroit Red Wings 1953 - Montreal Canadiens 1954 - Detroit Red Wings 1955 - Detroit Red Wings 1956 - Montreal Canadiens 1957 - Montreal Canadiens 1958 - Montreal Canadiens 1959 - Montreal Canadiens |
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1950-51 - Rochester Royals 1951-52 - Minneapolis Lakers 1952-53 - Minneapolis Lakers 1953-54 - Minneapolis Lakers 1954-55 - Syracuse Nationals 1955-56 - Philadelphia Warriors 1956-57 - Boston Celtics 1957-58 - St. Louis Hawks 1958-59 - Boston Celtics 1959-60 Boston Celtics |
1950 - Cleveland Browns 1951 - Los Angeles Rams 1952 - Detroit Lions 1953 - Detroit Lions 1954 - Cleveland Browns 1955 - Cleveland Browns 1956 - New York Giants 1957 - Detroit Lions 1958 - Baltimore Colts 1959 - Baltimore Colts |
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