1950's

             I would love to go back and live in 1950's. 1950's started the new era in American history. United States was expanding in every field you could think of. Fields like education, art, architecture, technology, fashion, film, books, literature, music and even sports were growing in day-to-day structure. 1950's started many famous careers like Bill Haley's and Jerry Lee Lewis's as Elvis Presley became teens' idol at this time. Overall, the result was growth of national economy and better job opportunities for an ordinary Americans.
             The end of World War II brought thousands of young servicemen back to America to pick up their lives and start new families in new homes with new jobs. With energy never before experienced, American industry expanded to meet peacetime needs. Americans began buying goods not available during the war, which created corporate expansion and jobs. Many opportunities arose as more and more jobs were created for American citizens. Average salary of an average American citizen was $2,992 at this time.
             Technology industry took advantage of 1950's prosperous era more than any other industry. Even though, the invention of television did not take place in 1950's, growth of TV industry was significant. RCA mass produced a 7 inch TV and 170,000 of them sold. By 1955, 1 million sets had been sold. As the Fifties progressed the post-war boom included both babies and TV. In 1950 there are about 10 million sets in the United States. TV shows like The Honeymooners, Lassie, Father Knows Best, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet , and I Love Lucy became famous. New technologies in health department also contributed drastically in American life. In 1954, Dr. Jonas Salk developed a polio vaccine and began a program of mass vaccination of children in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1950, United States started producing Hydrogen Bombs, making U.S. safer. John Backus and a team at...

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