Fabulous Fifties: Strike out Breast Cancer

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In 1950...

a new house cost $8,450.00 and by 1959 was $12,400.00

the average income per year was $3,210.00 and by 1959 was $5,010.00

a gallon of gas was 18 cents and by 1959 was 25 cents

the average cost of new car was $1,510.00 and by 1959 was$2,200.00

a new Chevrolet Corvette costs $3631 in 1958

New York teams rule 50s baseball with the Yankees, Giants and Dodgers

the Soviet Union launches Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth. and so starts the space race and man's exploration of our solar system

a few words which speak volumes. "The Cold War", "Baby Boomers" , "Korea" , "The Red Scare",

As the radio had done in the 20's providing the masses with news and entertainment so the TV did in the fifties

The frozen "french fries" were invented by the JR Simplot company

1950's TV Shows

Perry Mason 1957 - 1966. Perry Mason played by actor Raymond Burr.
Rawhide 1959 - 1966. Starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood.
The Phil Silvers Show 1955 - 1959. with US Army master sergeant Ernest G. Bilko played by Phil Silvers.
Lassie 1954 - 1973.
The Lone Ranger 1949 - 1954.
Bonanza 1959 - 1973.
77 Sunset Strip 1958 - 1964.
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1954 - 1959.
Gunsmoke 1955 - 1975.

The Twilight Zone ( Original Series ) 1959 - 1964

Fabulous Fifties

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Strike out Breast Cancer

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