Popular toys, technology and entertainers in the 1950s
MATEO CASO BENÍTEZ2ºF MYP3
Popular toys
Play-Doh: first used as a wall cleaner, then popularized by schools to later become a toy! Corn popper: most baby boomers learned to walk with the help of this toy!
Mr. Potato Head- most of us know him from Toy Story, but back then you'd have play with a potato if it weren't for this toy.Fisher-Price Little People- it started with a few little figures before getting to school buses!
Note*: The TV became accessible to everyone and excessive marketing was employed.
Popular Technology
1951 Super glue and video-tape recorder
1950 The credit card
1952 Diet soft drink
1954 The pill and solar cells
1953 Color TV
1955Tetracyline and optic fiber
1958 Computer modems and laser
1956Computer hard disk and Liquid Paper
1959The Barbie Doll and Microschip
1957 Computer Language
Popular entertainers
Fashion- people started to care about it due to marketing.
Movies and shows- these could be seen on TVs or drive ins.
Popular sports- including soccer, football, baseball or basketball.
Shopping- this started when companies began marketing their products..
Music- available for almost everyone due to the radio and media.
Popular Culture in the US during the 1950s
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Popular toys, technology and entertainers in the 1950s
MATEO CASO BENÍTEZ2ºF MYP3
Popular toys
Play-Doh: first used as a wall cleaner, then popularized by schools to later become a toy! Corn popper: most baby boomers learned to walk with the help of this toy!
Mr. Potato Head- most of us know him from Toy Story, but back then you'd have play with a potato if it weren't for this toy.Fisher-Price Little People- it started with a few little figures before getting to school buses!
Note*: The TV became accessible to everyone and excessive marketing was employed.
Popular Technology
1951 Super glue and video-tape recorder
1950 The credit card
1952 Diet soft drink
1954 The pill and solar cells
1953 Color TV
1955Tetracyline and optic fiber
1958 Computer modems and laser
1956Computer hard disk and Liquid Paper
1959The Barbie Doll and Microschip
1957 Computer Language
Popular entertainers
Fashion- people started to care about it due to marketing.
Movies and shows- these could be seen on TVs or drive ins.
Popular sports- including soccer, football, baseball or basketball.
Shopping- this started when companies began marketing their products..
Music- available for almost everyone due to the radio and media.