In the year 1954, the United States was changing rapidly. President Eisenhower, a
             Republican, was in the midst of his first term. Eisenhower had just announced to the
             world that the United States had in fact developed and successfully tested the first
             hydrogen bomb some two years prior. Mamie Eisenhower christened the Nautilus,
             which was the first submarine to run on nuclear power. The great court decision,
             "Brown vs. the Board of Education," called for the integration of the country's public
             schools. Arkansas and Alabama refused to integrate and President Eisenhower was
             forced to send the 101st Airborne Division to integrate the schools of these states. The
             phrase "Under God" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance. Eighteen-year olds were
             shouting, "If we are old enough to fight and die for our country, why can't we vote?" The
             teens got a bill into the house but it was turned away by the senate.
             New fashions were surfacing in both men's and women's fashions. Men were wearing
             Bermuda pants, baggy pants that were cut off at the knee, while women were wearing
             capris, tight pants that cut off just below the knee. Men were wearing tailored jackets
             and making a slight move towards the casual dress of today's workplace. Women
             were wearing natural shoulders as opposed to the heavily padded ones of the war
             years. Flat, neck-hugging collars replaced the mannish collars of the late 1940's.
             Waists were tightly fitted and skirts were l...