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Happy 50th 1954
Happy 50th 1954
Author: Rita Lang Kleinfelder
Are you a curious Baby Boomer about to turn 50 or a nostalgic senior celebrating a golden wedding anniversary? Let Happy 50th take you back to 1954. It was a momentous time, with big news stories:
  • the detonation of the first H-bomb —
  • the Supreme Court decision on desegregation —
  • the discovery of a polio vaccine —
  • the do...  more »
  • the marriage of Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio

  • the first sub-four-minute mile And smaller day-to-day events that were to shape our tomorrows:
  • the first transistor radio
  • The launch of Sports Illustrated
  • the first mass-produced computer
  • the introduction of the TV Dinner
  • the debut of Disneyland on TV
  • the first vending machine for soda pop Find out the names of the year's hit songs and top TV shows. See who won the Masters and the World Series. Discover the stories behind the Ford Thunderbird and the Boeing 707. Its all here--and more. Happy 50th offers a first-year celebration for Baby Boomers and a yearbook of memories for seniors. After all...1954 was a truly memorable year. This fall look for Happy 50th 1955 and Happy 40th 1965.
    • ISBN-13: 9780595320134
    ISBN-10: 0595320139
    Publication Date: 6/28/2004
    Pages: 206
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    Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
    Book Type: Paperback
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