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Grab your coonskin caps and letter sweaters for a trip to Fiftiesville and a return to the days of greasers, hula hoops, sock hops, Rosa Park's bus ride, Lucy & Desi, Elvis and beatniks...plus a great collection of classic commercials from the 50's and 60's...

Crazy, Daddy-O!

1950's Slang - Get on the stick for a kookie definition of terms, sayings and hep talk.

Invention of the Hula Hoop - The stuff of which advertising dreams are made, with a great overview of the $1.98 hip-shaker later banned in Japan for fear of public impropriety, plus other fun factoids and related links.

American History 1950-1959 - Making the scene with important historical milestones including Rosa Park's bus ride, the Salk polio vaccine and extensive links to 50's sports, movies, television, theater, society and politics.

What are some facts about the history of the 1950's? - Hit the jackpot with a SmartQ&A compendium of resources for a deep dig into 50's fads & fashions, television, pop culture, movies, music and more.

Rewind the Fifities - An online cyber community of hep cats and cool chicks keeping the decade alive with stories, photos, memories and suggested links...plus cruise on over to a great photo gallery of 50's cars.

The Authentic History Center: 1950's - The interactive decade in images and audio files featuring history, popular culture, famous speeches, political broadcasts and music.

The American 1950's - For the serious student of the 50's offering a virtual college education in the decade in an A-Z link list of related sports history, television, the Eisenhower years, Elvis, James Dean, 50's films, the beatnik movement and lots more.

The Space Age Pop Music Page - The 1950's and 60's at its worst, with a look at novelty acts, Lawrence Welk, Ray Coniff, lounge music, and plenty of way-out tunes at Selected Space Age Pop Tracks.

We Love Lucy - Do they ever ...in a great fan tribute to Lucy, Desi, and the rest of the cast, a later look at The Lucy Show, with related pictures and fan art, discussion boards, weekly online newsletter.

also see -> 50's Theme Party Ideas | Pop Museums

Happy Birthday, Elvis | UFO sightings


Also see -> 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's

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