The Years Gone Bye

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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