Numbers 1957Numbers 1957 .03- 1.03- 1stst. Class stamp. Class stamp .19- loaf of bread.19- loaf of bread .25- issue of Sports .25- issue of Sports

IllustratedIllustrated .35- movie ticket.35- movie ticket .50- gallon of milk .50- gallon of milk

(delivered)(delivered) $2.05- avg. hourly wage$2.05- avg. hourly wage $2,845- new car$2,845- new car $19,500- new home$19,500- new home

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1953-19611953-1961Pres. Dwight D. EisenhowerPres. Dwight D. Eisenhower

*Cold War events*Cold War events*Wars*Wars

*Home Life*Home Life*Civil Rights events*Civil Rights events

Cold War EventsCold War Events Oct. 4, 1957- Soviets launch Oct. 4, 1957- Soviets launch

Sputnik I, first artificial satellite Sputnik I, first artificial satellite to orbit the earthto orbit the earth

U.S. creates NASA (National U.S. creates NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Aeronautics and Space Administration)- coordinate Administration)- coordinate research in rocket science & research in rocket science & space explorationspace exploration

NDEA (National Defense NDEA (National Defense Education Act)- provided funds Education Act)- provided funds for education & training in for education & training in science, math, & foreign science, math, & foreign languageslanguages

Sputnik I

Cold War Cold War Events…Events…

1956- Nikita 1956- Nikita Sergeyevich Sergeyevich Khrushchev became Khrushchev became leader of the Soviet leader of the Soviet Union (3 years after Union (3 years after Stalin’s death)Stalin’s death)

Jan. 31, 1958- U.S. Jan. 31, 1958- U.S. launched its own launched its own satellite (Explorer I) satellite (Explorer I) from Cape Canaveral from Cape Canaveral in Floridain Florida

http://www.archive.org/details/1959-03-05_Big_3_and_Berlin

Wars- Korean WarWars- Korean War

Eisenhower was president-elect (elected Eisenhower was president-elect (elected in 1952) when the armistice was signed in in 1952) when the armistice was signed in 1953.1953.

Home LifeHome Life 1956- Federal Hwy. Act- 1956- Federal Hwy. Act- $25 bil. for 10 yr. effort to $25 bil. for 10 yr. effort to build more than 40,000 build more than 40,000 miles of interstate miles of interstate highwayshighways

Minimum hourly wage Minimum hourly wage increased from .75 to increased from .75 to $1.00$1.00

Growth of suburbs & the Growth of suburbs & the Baby Boom- Between Baby Boom- Between 1945-1961, more than 65 1945-1961, more than 65 mil. children born in the mil. children born in the U.S.U.S.

Home Life…Home Life…

Polio vaccine developed 1955Polio vaccine developed 1955 By 1957, 40 mil. T.V. sets in useBy 1957, 40 mil. T.V. sets in use Rock & Roll- Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Rock & Roll- Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry,

Ray Charles, Little Richard, SupremesRay Charles, Little Richard, Supremes

1950s TV

http://www.archive.org/details/Uncondit1956

Civil RightsCivil Rights

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