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U.S. History

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Includes essays about the prominent people, issues, scandals, fads, events, ideas, films, radio and television programs, and court cases of the decade.

Historical Dictionary of the 1950s

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HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF THE 1950S

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
1: The Abbott and Costello Show.
2: Acheson, Dean.
3: The Adventures of Ellery Queen.
4: The Adventures of Kit Carson.
5: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
6: The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.
7: The Adventures of Robin Hood.
8: The Adventures of Superman.
9: The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok.
10: The Affluent Society.
11: AFL-CIO.
12: Airline Industry.
13: The Aldrich Family.
14: Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
15: Algeria.
16: Allen v. Merrill (1957).
17: American Bandstand.
18: American Communications Association v. Douds (1950).
19: American Friends of Vietnam.
20: Amos &#x2019;n&#x2019; Andy.
21: And God Created Woman.
22: Andrea Doria.
23: Anka, Paul.
24: Annie Oakley.
25: Antarctic Treaty of 1959.
26: Arden, Eve.
27: The Arthur Murray Party.
28: Asian Flu.
29: Atomic Bomb.
30: Auntie Mame.
31: Automobile Industry.
32: Avalon, Frankie.
33: Baby Boom.
34: Bachelor Father.
35: Baghdad Pact.
36: Baldwin, James.
37: Beat the Clock.
38: Beats.
39: Bellow, Saul.
40: Benedetto, Anthony Dominick (Tony Bennett).
41: Ben-Hur.
42: Benny Hooper Incident.
43: Bergen, Edgar.
44: Bernstein, Leonard.
45: Berry, Chuck.
46: Betsy McCall Doll.
47: Beulah.
48: The Big Show.
49: The Big Story.
50: Big Town.
51: The Blackboard Jungle.
52: The Blob.
53: Bob and Ray.
54: The Bob Cummings Show.
55: Bogart, Humphrey.
56: Bomb Shelters.
57: Bonanza.
58: Bond, James.
59: Boone, Pat.
60: Boston Blackie.
61: Boston Celtics.
62: Brando, Marlon.
63: Break the Bank.
64: Breakfast with Dorothy and Dick.
65: Brennan, William.
66: Bridge on the River Kwai.
67: Brink&#x2019;s Robbery.
68: Broken Arrow.
69: Brooklyn Dodgers.
70: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954).
71: Buckley, William F., Jr..
72: Burton Abbott Trial.
73: Calypso.
74: Cambodia.
75: Can-Can.
76: Cantor, Eddie.
77: Castro (Ruz), Fidel.
78: The Cat in the Hat.
79: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
80: Catcher in the Rye.
81: Censorship.
82: Chambers, Whittaker.
83: The Chantels.
84: Charles, Ray.
85: Cheryl Crane Inquest.
86: Chessman, Caryl.
87: Cheyenne.
88: The Chipmunks.
89: Cinemascope.
90: The Cisco Kid.
91: Civil Rights Act of 1957.
92: Civil Rights Movement.
93: Clark, Tom C(ampbell).
94: Cliburn, Van.
95: The Coasters.
96: Cold War.
97: Cole, Nat King.
98: College Basketball Scandals.
99: Common Market.
100: Conant, James Bryant.
101: Consumer Culture.
102: Containment Policy.
103: Cook, Sam.
104: Cooper, Gary.
105: Cooper v. Aaron (1958).
106: Credit Card.
107: The Crucible.
108: Cuba.
109: Cuban Americans.
110: Cushing, Richard Cardinal.
111: Damn Yankees.
112: The Danny Thomas Show.
113: Davis, Miles.
114: Davy Crockett.
115: Dean, James.
116: &#x201C;Dear Ann,&#x201D; &#x201C;Dear Abby.&#x201D;.
117: Death of a Salesman.
118: Death Valley Days.
119: Dennis v. United States (1951).
120: Desegregation.
121: The Diary of Anne Frank.
122: Dien Bien Phu, Battle of.
123: The Dinah Shore Show.
124: Diner&#x2019;s Club.
125: Disneyland.
126: Divine, Father.
127: DNA.
128: Doctor Zhivago.
129: Domino, Fats.
130: Domino Theory.
131: The Donna Reed Show.
132: Doo-Wop.
133: Douglas, William O(rville).
134: Dragnet.
135: Drive-in Theater.
136: Duffy&#x2019;s Tavern.
137: Dulles, John Foster.
138: The Ed Sullivan Show.
139: Edsel.
140: Einstein, Albert.
141: Eisenhower, Dwight D(avid).
142: Eisenhower, Mamie Doud.
143: Election of 1950.
144: Election of 1952.
145: Election of 1954.
146: Election of 1956.
147: Election of 1958.
148: Emmett Till Case.
149: The Everly Brothers.
150: Fabian.
151: &#x201C;The Family of Man.&#x201D;.
152: Father Knows Best.
153: Faubus, Orval.
154: Federal Bureau of Investigation.
155: Fibber McGee and Molly.
156: The Fly.
157: Fonda, Henry.
158: Four-Minute Mile.
159: Francis, Connie.
160: Frankfurter, Felix.
161: Freed, Alan.
162: Frisbee.
163: From Here to Eternity.
164: Gable, Clark.
165: Gangbusters.
166: Gathings Committee.
167: The Gene Autry Show.
168: The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.
169: Giant.
170: Gibson, Althea.
171: Ginsberg, Allen.
172: Go Tell It on the Mountain.
173: Godfrey, Arthur.
174: Graham, Billy.
175: Grand Ole Opry.
176: The Great Gildersleeve.
177: &#x201C;Great Leap Forward.&#x201D;.
178: The Green Hornet.
179: Guatemala.
180: Gunsmoke.
181: Guys and Dolls.
182: Haley, William.
183: Hammerstein, Oscar, II.
184: Harriman, William Averell.
185: Hauser, Gayelord.
186: Have Gun, Will Travel.
187: Helsinki Olympic Games.
188: Hemingway, Ernest.
189: Hepburn, Katharine.
190: The Hidden Persuaders.
191: Higgins, Marguerite.
192: High Noon.
193: Highway Patrol.
194: Hiss, Alger.

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