Monday-work on presentations
Tuesday-1950's. Inventions-Mr Potato head, Hula Hoop, Barbie Doll, McDonald, Credit Card, Bar code, pacemaker, first diet soft drink, Black Box(recorded cockpit noises during flight). Minimum wage-75 cents. Average yearly income -$3,216. Gas Prices-20 cents per gallon. Baseball & the Yankees-baseball was a huge sport in the 50's Yankees dominated won 100 games. Boxing and Sugar Ray Robinson-he won many fights. Fashion-men wore suits and jackets, women wore dress, Movies-All about Eve, Vertigo and many more. TV shows-I love Lucy, the twilight zone, Gun smoke, Perry Mason and many more. Games-Yahtzee, Risk, mouse in the maze. Music-Elvis, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry. Amendment-only one amendment was added in the 50's, limited a president to 2 terms. Civil Rights movements-Brown vs Board of Education, black and white school were unconstitutional. Montgomery bus boycott(Rosa Parks) 1955-1956. Supreme ruled that segregated seats on buses were unconstitutional. Presidential election-Eisenhower won both elections . Presidents during the 50's Harry Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Wednesday-no school
Thursday-work/study day
Friday-1960's present
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