nineteen fifties

Documents important events in politics, the arts, sciences, and popular culture that occurred in the United States during the decade of the 1950s, alphabetically arranged by topic from Phillips, Sam to South America.

Documents important events in politics, the arts, sciences, and popular culture that occurred in the United States during the decade of the 1950s, alphabetically arranged by topic from Lebanon to Pauling, Linus.

Documents important events in politics, the arts, sciences, and popular culture that occurred in the United States during the decade of the 1950s, alphabetically arranged by topic from Formosa/Taiwan to Law and order.

Documents important events in politics, the arts, sciences, and popular culture that occurred in the United States during the decade of the 1950s, alphabetically arranged by topic from Chosin Reservoir to Foreign policy.

Documents important events in politics, the arts, sciences, and popular culture that occurred in the United States during the decade of the 1950s, alphabetically arranged by topic from Abstract expressionism to China.

Examines significant people and events in the history of the United States during the 1950s, covering disasters, entertainment, trends, politics, the arts, science and technology, sports, society, economy, fashion, and activities. Includes a time line, glossary, and photographs.

Chronicles some of the major events and people from the 1950s including the Korean War, Elvis Presley, television sitcoms such as "I Love Lucy, " rock and roll, the Cold War, and the Civil Rights movement.

Presents overviews of daily life, youth, and ten aspects of popular culture--advertising, architecture and design, fashion, food and drink, leisure, literature, music, performing arts, travel and recreation, and visual arts--in the 1950s, and includes a list of product prices from that decade and a further reading list.

A six-volume set with alphabetically arranged entries providing information on the people, events, political, social, economic, and cultural developments, technological advances, policies, and tragedies that shaped the 1950s.