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1950 – NBC airs Broadway Open House a late-night comedy, variety, talk show through 1951. Hosted by Morey Amsterdam and Jerry Lester and Dagmar, it serves as the prototype for The Tonight Show; 1950 – Failed assassination attempt by two Puerto Rican nationals on President Harry S. Truman while he was living at Blair House.
As Seen on TV: The Visual Culture of Everyday Life in the 1950s (Harvard University Press, 1996) 328 pp. Miller, Douglas T. and Marion Nowak. The fifties: the way we really were (1977) Stoner, John C., and Alice L. George. Social History of the United States: The 1950s (2008) Wills, Charles. America in the 1950s (Decades of American History) (2005)
1950 in the United States; 1950s American automobile culture; 1950s House; 1950s–1960s North American drought; 1951 in the United States; 1952 in the United States; 1953 in the United States; 1954 in the United States; 1955 in the United States; 1956 in the United States; 1957 in the United States; 1958 in the United States; 1959 in the ...
While different ethnic groups may display their own insular cultural aspects, throughout time a broad American culture has developed that encompasses the entire country. Developments in the culture of the United States in modern history have often been followed by similar changes in the rest of the world (American cultural imperialism).
[26] [192] [193] Social class, generally described as a combination of educational attainment, income and occupational prestige, is one of the greatest cultural influences in America. [26] Nearly all cultural aspects of mundane interactions and consumer behavior in the U.S. are guided by a person's location within the country's social structure.
The novel Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates, published in 1961, is concerned with mid-1950s life and culture. Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, though not published until 1963, features a woman's struggle living in 1950s American culture. Agatha Christie was also at a stage where she published at an average rate of one book every year.
“The 1950s fashion embraced femininity with A-line dresses, matching sets, puffy skirts, and romantic details like softer shoulders, lace, and delicate patterns,” says Tali Kogan, a personal ...
Timeline of United States history (1950–1969) ... the Near East and parts of Eastern Asia, ... American cultural theorist (d. 2021) ...