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Check your hot rod's rear view mirror and view a blast from the past! Get your poodle skirt, Howdy Doody lunchbox and other Baby Boomer memorabilia before it's "See ya later, alligator!" |
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In 1954 the innovative Fender Stratocaster became the music industry standard and was used by guitar legends such as Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. |
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The Rock-n-Roll era was born with the King of Rock-n-Roll, Elvis Presley, who was recently named artist of the century! In the 50's, he was known as the "atomic powered singer." |
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Thomas Sheraton, 1751-1806, was an English designer of elegant inlaid Neo-Classical furniture. He was influenced by his predecessors Hepplewhite and Chippendale. Two hundred years after his death, his style is still vetted. |
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The Floppy Disk was invented at the Imperial University in Tokyo by Doctor Yoshiro Nakamats in 1950, the sales license for the disk was granted to IBM. The floppy driver technology has evolved to the current read-writable CDROM drive. |
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The Korean War, which erupted in 1950, marked the last of the U.S. wars to utilize conventional weapons and strategies. |
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The 7-year Allied occupation of Japan ended in 1952, giving rise to the growth of a thriving market of Occupied Japan collectible items. |
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The Lincoln Cent's 50th birthday, in 1959, also marked the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The US Mint observed it by giving the cent a new reverse depicting the Lincoln Memorial. |
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The United Nations began issuing attractive, UN-themed stamps on October 24, 1951. |
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Barbie made her official debut at the American Toy Fair in 1959 and she's never looked better!. |
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Jack Odell invented the first Matchbox car in 1952 when he made a small brass Road Roller car and stored it a matchbox for his daughter; Matchbox cars are still among the most favorite pocket toys ever created. |
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Beatnik road trip bible On the Road, by Jack Kerouac, was published in 1957. |
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Good grief! The long-running comic strip and merchandising empire Peanuts, Peanuts by Charles Schulz, debuted in 1950. |
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Mad Magazine, the original comic satire magazine, hit the newsstands with a SPLAT! for the first time in 1951. |
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Leapin' Lizards! In 1954 the world met Godzilla, the fire breathing, radioactive pop cultural icon who took Tokyo by fire! |
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