1950-1959

1950-1959

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 * [[image:elvis.jpg width="307" height="355"]] || Elvis Presley began his career as a Rock N Roll legend in 1956. He had a unique combination of blues, gospel, and country music. He danced around the stage differently than any other artist at the time which captivated the audience and young women all over the United States. His appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show boosted his reputation even more with the youth but the adults of the U.S. frowned upon his performances saying that his dance moves were too vulgar and even evil. This still wasn’t enough to set back the King of Rock. He began starring in many movies such as Blue Hawaii and Viva Las Vegas and sold more than $120 million worth of albums by the 1960s. Some of his biggest hits were: All Shook Up, Don’t Be Cruel, Heartbreak Hotel, and You Ain’t Nothin but a Hound dog. Then suddenly, he died tragically on August 16, 1977 from drug involved issues. ||
 * Hugh Hefner was born on April 9, 1926 in Chicago. After Hugh graduated from Steinmetz High School he enlisted in the military during the end of WWII. In the army he worked as the newspaper clerk often drawing cartoons to increase the morale of the troops. After he got discharged from the army he took art classes at the University of Illinois. He graduated a year and a half early by taking the double amount of classes. After he got out of college he had an idea for a magazine called Stag Party but the name was already taken so he took the name Playboy. The magazine was intended to be a men's sophisticated magazine reflecting the views of the post war generation. The first issue of Playboy featured a picture of Marilyn Monroe. It was released in December of 1953 and sold over 50,000 copies so it prompted him to produce more. After reinvesting the profits back into the magazine the subscriber base grew to over one million subscribers each month by 1959. In 1949, he married a woman named Millie Williams and he had two children with her. The marriage lasted ten years until they filed for divorce. Hugh would remain single until 1988 when he married a woman named Kimberly Conrade. They had two children together and their marriage also lasted ten years. Since then, he has lived with a bunch of women who are all much younger than him. He started the Playboy Foundation which gave money to programs with a cause. He also donates money to UCLA programs that restore old films. He's been living the "Playboy" lifestyle since his last divorce. || [[image:thumbnailCAA5PJWP.jpg width="318" height="354"]] ||

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 * [[image:37_nixon_1.jpg]] || Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. He served from 1969 to 1974. He also served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961. Nixon was part of the Republican Party and was the only president to resign from office. Immediately after he was elected, he was faced with the hard decisions of the Vietnam War. He chose to approve a secret bombing campaign of Cambodia in March of 1969 in order to desroy what was believed to be the National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam. The Air Force considered it sucessful. President Nixon believed in desegregation and equality. He thought that desegregation would improve the education. He helped out alot with organizations and capmaigns in order to stop segregation. He resigned on August 8, 1974. ||

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 * Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He was known for using his non-violent and peaceful methods to get what he wanted. He was a Baptist minister before he became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott with Rosa Parks. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his very famous "I Have a Dream" speech. He was the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination by non-violent means in 1964. By the time of his death, he had refocused his efforts on ending poverty and stopping the Vietnam War. He was assassinated and shot in the head on his motel balcony on April 4, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee. || [[image:Martin%20Luther%20King%20Jr_%20Pic.jpg width="348" height="424"]] ||
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Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in the year 1953. Then later that year, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were electrocuted for their part in the betrayal of the United States. Also in 1953, the war in Korea ended. Rosa Parks took her stand and did her part to try to stop racism against blacks by refusing to get out of her seat in a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. Then in 1958, the first U.S. satellite successfully orbited the earth and was named the Explorer I. Finally, in 1959, Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states in the United States of America. ||
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 * The 1950s introduced many new technological inventions. These inventions included advancement in movies and television, household appliances, toys and entertainment, music styles, and clothing. The movie industry first introduced sex scenes and also 3-D movies in 1953. These very contoversial movies were box-office hits, even though some didn’t agree with it.Television started shows like “I Love Lucy” and talk shows. Inventions like dishwashers, portable dishwashers, and cars were introduced. Many new toys were invented for children which included hula hoops, barbie dolls, and even 3-D movies. Hugh Hefner made a brave and bold move starting the first ever male entertainment magazine. Hefner was inspired to make this controversial move because the movie industry had just started to introduce sex scenes. His magazine, Playboy, ended up being a huge hit and still exists today. When the movie industry started introducing sex scenes, famous actress, Marilyn Monroe was one of the first actresses filmed in sex scenes. Because of her movie debuts, Hugh Hefner wanted to get her to appear in his magazine. Marilyn Monroe was the first to appear in Playboy.

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