Reminiscing

 When I was Born - The Year 1955

• President of the US: Dwight D. Eisenhower 
• Vice President of the US:  Richard Nixon
• The first McDonald's was erected

            

• Whoopi Goldberg and Bill Gates were Born
• Tetracycline was invented by Lloyd Conover 
• Velcro was first patented by George de Mestral
• Microwave oven was introduced.

            


How Much things cost

• Yearly Inflation Rate USA 0.28% 
• Yearly Inflation Rate UK 3.5% 
• Average Cost of a new house $10.950.00 
• Average Monthly Rent $87.00 
• Average Yearly Wages $4.130.00 
• Minimum Hourly Rate $1.00 
• Average Cost of a new car $1,900.00 
• Cost of a gallon of Gas 23 cents 
• Black and White TV $99.95

             


Most Popular Television Shows

• The $64,000 Question (CBS)
• I Love Lucy (CBS)
• The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS)
• Disneyland (ABC)
• The Jack Benny Show (CBS)
• December Bride (CBS)
• You Bet Your Life (NBC)
• Dragnet (NBC)
• The Millionaire (CBS)
• I've Got a Secret (CBS)

Popular Films

• Oklahoma
• The Quatermass Xperiment
• Rebel without a Cause
• To Catch A Thief
• The seven year itch

Popular Singers

• Elvis Presley
• Bill Haley and the Comets " Rock Around The Clock"
• Chuck Berry
• Fats Domino.
• The Platters

Emmy Awards

• Dramatic Awards: Peter Pan" (NBC)
• Variety Show :"Producer's Showcase" (NBC)
• Situation Comedy: "The Phil Silvers Show" (CBS)
• New Show: "The Ed Sullivan Show" (CBS)

Pulitzer Prizes

• Drama: Tennessee Williams ... "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" 
• Fiction: William Faulkner ... "A Fable"

Most Popular Books
Fiction

• " Marjorie Morningstar"... Herman Wouk. Doubleday
• "Auntie Marne"... Patrick Dennis. Vanguard Pres
• "Andersonville"... MacKinlay Kantor. World Publishing Co.
• "Bonjour Tristesse"... Francoise Sagan. Dutton
• "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit... Sloan Wilson. Simon & Schuster
• "Something of Value"... Robert Ruark. Doubleday
• "Not As a Stranger"... Morton Thompson. Scribner
• "No Time for Sergeants"...Mac Hyman. Random House
• "The Tontine"... Thomas B. Costain. Doubleday
• "Ten North Frederick"... John O'Hara. Random House

Cars




Fashion Icons:

• Marilyn Monroe, Ava Gardner, Dorothy Dandridge, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Doris Day, Kim Novak, Lana Turner

Dance Styles

• The Monkey, Mule Walk, The Stroll

Swim Suits

• Jantzen and Rose Marie Swimsuits

Toys:

• Tonka Trucks, Play-Doh (off-white), Bild Lilli dolls (predecessor to Barbie), Pluto Paltter Flying Saucer (um, a frisbee type item)

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Resources:
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1955.html
http://multied.com/20th/1955.html
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