1. The Common Era 1950-1980 By Leslie Ryan

2. Literature  Famous Authors: T. S. Eliot – Murder In The Cathedral T. S. Eliot – Murder In The Cathedral E. E. Cummings – The Enormous Room E. E. Cummings – The Enormous Room Robert Frost – The Road Less Traveled Robert Frost – The Road Less Traveled Ernest Hemingway- The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway- The Old Man and the Sea Main theme of Literature: Personal issues, Love, War, & Nature

3. Fashion  Dresses and Skirts were very common.  Other clothing articles were very tight.  Patent leather shoes and belts were very popular.  Fox furs and Rhinestone jewelry were common accessories.

4. Entertainment Actors: Marilyn Monroe – Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend James Dean – East of Eden Elizabeth Taylor – Father of the Bride Marlon Brando – On The Waterfront Musicians: Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock Buddy Holly – That’ll Be The Day Johnny Cash – Ring Of FIre

5. Technology Famous Inventions: First Television- 1949 First Copy Machine- 1950 First Solar Battery- 1954 Satellite Launch- 1957 Arcade/Video Games- 1970 Computers- 1979 Boom box- 1980 Famous Inventors: Thomas Adams Howard Aiken Andrew Alford Henry Ford

6. Transportation ► The average car sold for $1750 ► The average price for a gallon of gas was.27 cents. ► Teenagers were just being able to drive themselves. ► Ford was the main style of car “50 new improvements for the 50s” ► Ford Thunderbird was the hit car ► The main reason for transportation was to just go and please when you want and where you want.

7. Wars: Korean War- 1950 to 1953 Suez Crisis- 1956 Vietnam War- 1959 Algerian War- 1954 to 1962 Weapons: The start of nuclear weapons. Automatic weapons were common