1950s Fun

March 13, 2019 4:04 pm Published by 7 Comments

      

In the 1950s:

  • The Diner’s Club begins issuing the first credit cards.
  • DJ Alan Freed coins the term “Rock n’ Roll”
  • The first hydrogen bomb is successfully detonated by the United States
  • The Double Helix DNA Model is revealed by Francis Crick and James Watson
  • Rosa Parks is arrested in Alabama after she refuses to give up her bus seat, sparking the Civil Rights Movement.
  • The polio vaccine, frozen dinners,  McDonald’s chain is started, “In God We Trust” is added to all paper currency, the micro-chip, NASA is created, Alaska and Hawaii become US States

The cost of:

  • A car –  $1510 ending at $2,200 in 1959
  • A house –  $8,450 ending at $12,400 in 1959
  • A gallon of gas –  .18 ending at .25 in 1959
  • A loaf of bread –  .12 cents
  • A 5lb bag of sugar –  .43 cents
  • A dozen eggs –  .79 cents

1950s Slang:

Agitate the GravelWhen a hot rod would drive off
Apple ButterSmooth talk for flattery
Beat Feetleave quickly
Cooking with gasFinally doing it the easy or best way
FreamSomeone who doesn't fit in
IlluminationsGood ideas, thoughts
Lighting up the tilt signSomeone who gets caught lying
Made in the shadeSuccess guaranteed
NuggetsLoose change
Pile up Z'sget some sleep

 

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