The Years Gone Bye
A yearly snapshot of the people, places and things that captured our attention for 50 years
Contents
Foreword..................................................................9
1950 The year the Korean War begins.......................................10
1951 Joe DiMaggio retires.................................................12
1952 President Eisenhower elected.........................................14
1953 "I Love Lucy" is all the rage........................................16
1954 "Shake, Rattle and Roll" tops the charts.............................18
1955 "Rock Around the Clock" is a hit song................................20
1956 Elvis garners three "Top Ten" hits...................................22
1957 Soviet Union launches Sputnik........................................24
1958 Pontiac Bonneville costs $3,586......................................26
1959 Alaska becomes 49th state; Hawaii the 50th...........................28
1960 Mini skirts raise eyebrows...........................................30
1961 President John F. Kennedy sworn in...................................32
1962 John Glenn orbits the e ... read full excerpt from The Years Gone Bye: A Yearly Snapshot of the People, Places, and Things that Captured Our Attention for 50 Years ebook
