1953-1961

Day by day, the fifties are the major events of the decade, for every day and in every field - world developments, U.S. affairs, culture, sports and science.

Provides accounts of key events that occurred during the 1950s in the areas of science, technology, transportation, the economy, society, literature, art and architecture, fashion, stage and screen, music, sports and recreation, and war, and includes photographs and primary sources.

Presents a selection of readings that provide information and insights into the major events of 1960 including the Greensboro sit-in for civil rights, approval of oral contraceptives, the collapse of the Paris Summit, the election of John F. Kennedy as president, and others.

Contains essays in which the authors examine the reasons why the United States invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in 1961, why the invasion failed, and how the incident has affected U.S. foreign policy and U.S.-Cuban relations.

Outlines life in the United States in the 1950s, including the development of suburbia, advances in technology and entertainment, politics, the space race, and the Cold War.

A history of the United States during the 1950s and 1960s including sections on health care, eating habits, family life, environmental issues, and the condition of the elderly.

A photographic look back at the decade of the 1950s, discussing the Eisenhower presidency, surburbia, cars, the Cold War, McCarthyism, art and entertainment, television, and sports.

Presents the issues and life-styles of the 1950's in the United States including the effects of the Korean and Cold Wars, the civil rights movement, entertainment, and fashion.

In 1955 California, as "Invasion of the body snatchers" is filmed in their hometown, thirteen-year-old Arnie discovers a real enemy when he and three friends go against a young government agent determined to find communists at a nearby university or on the movie set.

Discusses the political influences of the brothers, John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, during the peak of the Cold War in the nineteen fifties.