15 Facts You Didn't Know About the 1950s

1) Some people wore coned bras as a sign of being rebellious.

2) On January 3, 1959, Alaska became the 49th state in the USA.

3) The average lifespan for people in the 1950's were between the ages of 65 to 71.

4) The average height of people in the 50's were within the ranges of 5'7.

5) Birth control pills were created in the 1950's but were not available until the 1960's.

6) Women rarely worked and were expected to be full-time housewives.

7) Dr. Suess published his landmark book called, "Cat in the Hat in 1957."

8) The average salary in the U.S. was in the 3,000's at the time and yearly was $34,000.

9) Television gender roles were very strict and more rigid than ever.

10) Men were supposed to become what was known as, "the American rat race."

11) Children were part of the baby boom as many babies were born in the 1950's.

12) Lots of men came from a life of war to suddenly change into being a loving suburb husbands.

13) I Love Lucy was a show in the 50's that was ranked as the number one television show from 1951 to 1957.

14) Educational videos were posed as advertisements to teach children and adults how to be their ages and what society expected of them.

15) Almost all the money in America during the 1950's were spent on the daily newspapers.

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Blue and Red Word Search Book

This is an awesome booklet for those who love the 50’s! It has many pages to keep your brain busy by searching for words with just your eyes. I noticed that is has yellow wording and an arrow indicating to open the book. The front page has labeled the 1950’s on it and the author has made sure to put their name on it. At the top right corner of the red/yellow square you see a star shape. My sister loves to do crossword puzzles and she has a collection of them in her closet. It reminds me of seeing her use them at her doctor’s visits.

Bad Boys in the 1950s

These type of men/teens were the most idolized people in the 1950's along with some celebrities. One celebrity in particular that had the bad boy style and his name was James Dean. This type of outfit melted the girls/women's hearts at the time. Males would wear a leather or denim jackets, white or patter button up top underneath, blue or light jeans, either a quiff hair or leave it natural with some gel in it. I think of the outfits that Johnny Depp would wear in his Crybaby movie with his slicked back hair, leather jacket, and a rebellious but hot vibe. Today we label these type of people as bad boys but back in the 1950's they were called the greasers and apart of the greaser subculture. Looking back at these photos you never saw older men wearing this style, it was mostly teenagers and young adults. Those who dressed this way were definitely very popular in high school. Let's also not forget they added a cigarettes to compliment the look. If any o...

What Is A Pin Up Girl and What Did She Do?

A pin up girl is a person who is sexually attractive and usually a famous person that wears little clothes. A good example to compare is people who are Instagram models. The difference is that women were less shamed about how their bodies looked back in the 1950's such as they did not nit pick about how a woman has arm fat or that she is too curvy. It was more they were judged about how they were showing their bodies so freely and wore scandalous clothes that turned their husbands heads. Which today some people still do that but it is more encouraged now to show your body freely and not judge women on how much skin they show unless it is nudity. Pin up girls mostly wore high-waisted bottoms to show off their curves and hips. They also included high-waisted skinny jeans with buttons on the sides, Capri pants high-waisted shorts, and pencil skirts. It was so scandalous if a woman were to show their stockings, wore a deep V-neck, and showed any clothing items that r...

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