Monday
Work day
Tuesday-
Elections- Eisenhower 1956 Votes:457-73
Presidential Accomplishments- Ended Korean Clash. Many Administrations and Systems made. Civil Rights Act of 1957. Kept peace throughout all crises.
Amendments/Acts- Brown vs. Board Education.22nd Amendment ratified. McCarran Act. Montgomery Bus Boycotts.
Greatest Inversions- Credit Card, Power Steering, Video Tape recorder, Hydrogen Bomb, McDonald's, Laser, Non stick pans.
Women's Fashion Trends Freedom, Wandering waistline, Ankle Length dresses, Brooches, one inch heels. Fur-Beaver, Lamb fur, Astrakhan, Mink. Color Trend- Charcoal Grey, Greens, Blues, Royal blue & black combo, White and Gold, Orchard Pink.
Men's Fashion Trends- Silk suits, different color upper to lower suite, hats.
Sports- Dominated by baseball and boxing, Football was rising. Basketball was still underestimated.
Greaser- Slicked back hair, Leather jackets, White shirt, Jeans, and converse
Electronics- Colored Television, Microwave Oven, Portable Radios
Music- The birth of rock and roll. Elvis Presley. Just coming out of the Jazz era.
Movies- Sci fi movies, Spy movies, Monster movies.
TV shows- Westerns, Sitcoms, Sci-Fi
Wednesday-
No school
Thursday-
work day
Friday-
1970's
Music- More variety, R&B, Rock, Pop, Disco, Vinyl, Record Players.
Movies-Jaws, Exorcist
Inventions- Cell phone, car phones, and portable. Walkman, LCD
Presidential Elections- 1972 Richard Nixon defeats George McGovern. Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford. Nixon was a republican, Carter was a democrat. Ended draft. Desegregation. Vietnam War. Donated 100 million to help cancer research.
Major Historic Events- Kent State Massacre, Disney World opened, Nixon first president to visit China. SNL makes debut 1975 Microsoft was founded. Apple releases computer, Sears tower opens, Twin Towers opened. Nuclear Accident.
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