1950s Media
- Jane Mallory
- Jun 16, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 11, 2025
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Music:
Movies:
These are the most popular movies of the 1950s. Each movie has a link to the Just Watch page, giving you access to the streaming services to watch each movie. Yet some movies are also available on this website, so you can stay on this browser and have free access to many movies! Just unfortunately not all movies. Enjoy!
Television:
Historical Events:
Discussion questions:
Do you remember this happening?
Where were you when this took place?
Do you remember how it impacted you or your community?
1950 – First Credit Card is Introduced (Diners Club Card)
Early 1950s – McCarthyism and the Red Scare (Peaking from 1950–1954)
June 25, 1950 – Beginning of the Korean War
May 17, 1954 – Brown v. Board of Education Decision
December 1, 1955 – The Montgomery Bus Boycott
October 23, 1956 – The Hungarian Revolution Begins
March 25, 1957 – The Creation of the European Economic Community (Treaty of Rome Signed)
October 4, 1957 – The Space Race Begins (Sputnik 1 Launched)
January 1, 1959 – The Cuban Revolution
January 3 & August 21, 1959 – Alaska and Hawaii Become U.S. States
Jingles:
"Brusha Brusha Brusha"
Ipana Toothpaste
"Snap! Crackle! Pop!"
Rice Krispies
"You'll Wonder Where the Yellow Went"
Pepsodent
"Mmm Mmm Good!"
Campbell's Soup
"From the Land of Sky Blue Waters"
Hamm's Beer
"A Little Dab'll Do Ya"
Brylcreem
"See the USA in Your Chevrolet"
Chevrolet
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