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The economy in the 1950's was known as the "Decade of Prosperity", the economy overall grew by 37%, and at the end of the decade, the average American family had 30% more purchasing power than at the beginning of the decade. The damage World War 2 had caused on the economy had become minimal thanks to U.S. president at the time Dwight D. Eisenhower's efforts.

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Not everything has to be sunshine and flowers. Most things have been great through this era, even when the Korean War (1950) started. The Catcher in the Rye (1951) was released, Disneyland opens in California (1955), "In God We Trust" (1956) was put as the national motto, and in 1958, NASA was formed.
(Photo: NASA's first spaceship, "Mercury".)

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Although sports dominated the entertainment area of the 1950's and 1960's, there was much more to be seen. Even though TV wasn't very good nor in color, people still had their favorite shows to watch. After years of trial and error, the TV networks had finally began pushing out shows that people wanted to see. But keep in mind, former FCC chairman Newton Minow famously referred to this era as a "vast wasteland." (Photo: The Andy Griffith show, 1960)

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Technology, food, music, and fashion isn't the only thing that the 1960's and the 1950's were good at having. Sports such as Football, Golf, and Boxing were very popular back in the days. Instead of watching it through a TV, the people who lived in the 50's and 60's would have to buy tickets and get seats to the show before they ran out. Because they didn't have very good TV, the tickets sold out very quickly. People wanted to see it in live action and full color.

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Some inventions were created in this era. Some of the things known today were created, such as Super Glue, (1951), the Barbie Doll, (1959), and the Etch a Sketch, (1961). More inventions broke through, making our lives easier and more fun. All of these inventions kept getting upgraded to be made into what we have today. Most people today can't even guess what would happen if they didn't have some of these items today.

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The 1950's and the 1960's had great food to offer, some of them would be:
Lipton Onion Soup Dip.
Desserts and Salads Encased in Gelatin.
Meatballs with Grape Jelly.
Chicken à la King.
The culinary world is one of the many things that had a good breakthrough and new recipes invented in the 1950s and the 60s.
(Photo: Lipton Onion Soup Dip)

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In the 1950's and the 1960's, new music "types" came out to the public, some of them are, Rock and roll, Classic pop, Blues, Country music, Jazz, Soul music. This era was a breakthrough for most of the music we have today. Without all of these, the music world would be very bland.
(Photo: Billie Holiday, Blues singer)

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During the 1950's and the 1960's, fashion had it's own unique trends. Men wore things like:
Trousers, black and white shoes, jeans, and short sleeved shirts.
Men hairstyles were:
"The Flipped Bob,"
"The Vidal Sassoon Cut",
and the famous "Afros".

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In the 1950's and the 1960's, women wore mini dresses/skirts because at the time, that was the latest trend. They also had different hairstyles, such as the "Beehive," (which doesn't look as crazy as you think,) the "Mop Top", and many more to list.