1950s

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(idea) by Actuary X (5.9 y) (print) ? Sat Nov 13 1999 at 10:15:33

To understand why the 50's seemed so uptight and white-bread, just look at a bit of history. After the Great Depression and World War II, having a suburban house, a wife, and just being normal sounded like heaven to the average joe.

(thing) by pingouin (4.1 y) (print) ? Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:50:28

No two Fifties are alike. Here's the nipple of one iceberg: hula hoop, Red Scare, Mickey Mantle, doo-wop, mass religiosity (forerunner of modern Christianityism), huge tailfins on cars, rock and roll, drive-ins, the invention of the teenager (for fun and profit, right Dick?), suburbia, Dief the Chief, "I Like Ike", the first wave of African/third world independence, fallout, "duck-and-cover", bomb shelters.

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1960s	When a boy comes over, always have something baking	How years of imposed political correctness have affected my perception of people	Communist Party, USA
1950	Rock and Roll	Have you no sense of decency, sir?	House Un-American Activities Committee
Bye and Bye	1940	The Lords of Flatbush	101 Cafe
I, the Jury	James Dean	X-6	Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Them!	Heaven	Science fiction	Halloween in the 19th Century, Philp Martin and spray paint
some summers they drop like flies	The CIA in the 1950s	Vera Drake	Macon County Line

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