You would have danced the 50's!
Summary of the 50's
Was life really so innocent in the fifties, or does it just look that way now? Is it possible to imagine a time before rock and roll? Or a time when Father Knows Best was intended as a reflection of reality? In the fifties, the ‘nuclear’ family was the rule, and not the exception, but that could also be taken literally; while most family units clung together, the ‘red scare’ hovered in the back of everyone’s mind. It was the age when “duck and cover” was taught in schools in the event of a nuclear attack.
It was also an age of fierce civil pride, when America accepted its role as the leading superpower for democracy with vigor. Unfortunately, not all citizens were benefiting from our democratic ideals, due to enforced segregation laws that treated blacks as second-class citizens
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The introduction of television, radio was the most popular form of entertainment in Australia. In 1955, it was estimated that 97 percent of Australian households owned a radio set. Families gathered together in the evenings and listened to music shows, drama serials, light entertainment and quiz programmes.
Like all other entertainment mediums, cinema was greatly affected by the advent of television. Rather than going out for a night at the movies, many families stayed at home and watched television instead. As a result, cinema attendance declined markedly.
Sports were as popular as ever in the 1950s. Baseball and boxing were huge, while football and golf were growing. The Yankees dominated the decade as did my beloved Cleveland Browns. Rocky Marciano and Floyd Patterson were the boxing superstars of the 1950s.
College football was more popular than pro football in the 1950s. The Rose Bowl between Ohio State and Oregon attracted 98,202 fans. Pro football really start becoming a huge success until it started showing up on television screens in the 1960s.