the+fifties+cafe

10 interesting facts about the fifties in the US.

1) In 1950, Truman was the president of USA 2) There was a war going on in Korea at this time 3) 1951, We’ve got the still camera built with flash 4) Churchill became prime minister in UK 5) DNA was discovered 6) 1954, The racesegregation came illegal 7) 1955, James Dean dies in a car accident 8) 1959, Barbie came out 9) 1960: 60% american families owns their own houses 10) Many musicians supported the rights of the depressed afro-americans, seen both directly and indirectly in their music. For example James Brown ("I'm black and I'm proud") and Aretha Franklin ("Respect"). 11) The Cold War was on the eve to begin, with the Air Blockade of Berlin (1948) sparking a major uproar against communism within the borders of the United States. Throughout the fifties, the Cold War gradually intensified, resulting in a major international crisis, The Cuban Missile Crisis in the early sixties.