“The 1950's has been written about variously as the age of innocence, the height of the Cold War, a decade of great economic prosperity which gave birth to the suburban way of life, the decade in which television first became a mass phenomenon, and the decade of the baby boomers which produced youth culture in its first mass incarnations.” [click here for full article from source]
“The 1950s were the atomic age of science and technology. “Modern” was synonymous with space-aged and comfortable. The end of World War II gave rise to a wave of servicemen with new jobs starting new families in new homes. Industries expanded and Americans bought goods not available during the war. The baby boom had begun in the midst of the Cold War.” [click here for full article from source]
Were The 1950s An Easier Time Than Today? You Decide!
Wow, this 8-minute video is quite the eye-opener!
Daily Life & Popular Culture in the 1950s
(12-minute video)
The content is good, but the narration seems to be AI-generated and is a tad jarring