1951? Do you have a memory of this year?

Okay so we are up to 1951, I feel like doing something different.  So I found a website that had popular culture facts!  I enjoyed it so I want to share it with you.  But I also want to know, do you have a favorite memory from 1951?  Favorite song?  Favorite movie?  I have always felt that it would be fun to live in the 50's, I guess I have always dreamed of wearing a poddle skirt and having that perfect pony tail!

Enjoy!

1951

I have found a fun site that provides history facts.  Check it out.  Here are some of the highlights I enjoyed!

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1951.html

Cost of Living 1951
Average Cost of new house $9.000.00
Average wages per year $3,510.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 19 cents
Average Cost of a new car $1,500.00
Loaf of Bread 16 cents
LB of Hamburger Meat 50 cents
Bacon per LB 52 cents
Eggs per dozen 24 cents
Water Jacket Heater ( Asbestos ) $4.59
Baby Diapers ( Cotton ) From $2.79
Children's Tricycle From $14.00

Technology 1951

• First oral contraceptive ( the Pill )invented by Luis E. Miramontes
• Direct dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.
• First Color Television Pictures broadcast from Empire State Building

Popular Culture

• The term Rock N Roll is coined by Cleveland Disc Jockey Alan Freed
• The Dennis the Menace comic strip appears in newspapers across the U.S. for the first time.

Popular Films

• An American in Paris
• The African Queen
• A Streetcar Named Desire
• The Day the Earth Stood Still

Popular Music

• Perry Como
• Mario Lanza
• Nat King Cole
• Tony Bennett

Popular TV

• I Love Lucy
• What's My Line? debuts on BBC Television.