No one will help me!!!!Historical events from the 1950's?Please help i need help ASAP!!!!!No one will help me!

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O.K. i need to know some historical events from the 1950's-1960's anyone who was actually there could help ALOT!!!
I need to know some stuff for a project (Timelne)In social studies i need it 4 tommorow PLEASe help!!!Stuff about softball and singing and fashion would also help!!!

Excuse me Dmackey89
But my teacher just gave us this bit of projest today so don't you go saying Geez some of you kids suprise me!!!

Answer 1

I'm 56 and I think erinfrom is not as savvy as she thinks.
The Cold War and the threat of nuclear annihlation weighed heavily upon people in these years. The Korean War began in 1950 when North Korean troops invaded South Korea. The US jumped into the war, which was fiercely fought. General MacArthur wanted to use nuclear weapons on the Chinese when they entered the fighting. President Truman overruled him and not long after fired him for trying to conduct his own version of foreign policy (This is the President's right, not a general's.)
Senator McCarthy went on a witchhunt to drive out Communists, former Communists, and anybody who sympathized with them. He ruined many people's careers, but eventually fell foul of the Pentagon.
Television came into its own in the early '50's.
The '50's was a time of general prosperity, but dissenting voices, such as the Beat poets and writers, thought that the prevailing atmosphere was one of repression and mindless conformity. Allen Ginsberg was the outstanding poetic talent of the decade. His long poem "Howl" was brought into court as obscene, but the judge struck down the charges.
A landmark civil rights case, Brown vs. Board of Education, was heard by the Supreme Court , and the court struck down the "equal but separate" practice of public education in the segregated South. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to a school in Little Rock, Ark. to allow a young black girl to go to school.
Rock 'n Roll developed out of the African-American music known as Rhythm and Blues. Early stars were Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and, of course, Elvis Presley.
NYC became the international capital of the arts.
In the 1960's President Kennedy supported a greater national effort in favor of civil rights, and the whole movement took center stage for several years. Dr. Martin Luther King got a lot of support from Jews, Unitarians and progressive Christians. Bob Dylan became a poet of national status, and then there was the British invasion in pop music,spearheaded by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Kinks and the Animals. When the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in Feb. 1964, 1/4 of the viewing audience in the country tuned in, something that was unprecedented.

Answer 2

This may not neccessairly be an event, but the Military Industrial Complex. The development of this complex has had a tremendous effect on our society and is extremely relevent in today's society, and will be for the immediate future.

Answer 3

go to the library & see if they have a copy of the TimeLife series Our American Century. The 50s & 60s each have their own volume. Lots of pix & some original sources. Not very deep...

Answer 4

Well, alot happened in the fifties. The most influential would be the birth of Rock-n-Roll.
They reality of television.
The Korean war.
The Communist hunts in Hollywood by McAurthor and the government.

Answer 5

The best help I can provide, is to suggest that next time you not wait until the night before a project is due.....GEEZ some of you kids amaze me.

Answer 6

Most people who remember the 50s and 60s probably aren't on Yahoo Answers. I would scope out your local senior center and churches and see if you can find people to interview there. There are a lot of tech-savvy seniors, but most older folks appreciate face-to-face conversations.

Answer 7

See : "1950s" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950s

Answer 8

Try this:

http://history1900s.about.com/library/time/bltime1950.htm

http://history1900s.about.com/library/time/bltime1960.htm