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1950s

The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the "Fifties" or the "'50s") (among other variants) was a decade that began on 1 January 1950, and ended on 31 December 1959.

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related to Popular culture · 55
1950s → All About Eve, Angry Men, Automobile, Beaver, Ben-Hur, Buddy Holly, Burger King, Cause, Chevrolet Bel Air, Chuck Berry, Denny's, Drive-in, Elvis Presley, Father Knows Best, Fats Domino, Golden Age, Gunsmoke, Harriet, Howdy Doody, IHOP
related to Music · 44
1950s → Ames Brothers, Arthur Godfrey, Billboard Top, Bing Crosby, Bomp, Crooners, Dean Martin, Dinah Shore, Doo-wop, Doris Day, Eddie Fisher, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Laine, Georgia Gibbs, Guy Mitchell, Its, Jo Stafford's, Johnnie Ray, Joni James, Judy Garland
related to Further reading · 37
1950s → American Geographers, Annals, Approaches, Association, Barnosky, Bessel, Cultural, Death, Dirk Schumann, Europe During, Europe Since, Europe-Asia Studies, Gary DeKock, History, Jason, John Fraser, Juvenile Crime, Khanin, Life, London
related to Decolonization and independence · 34
1950s → Africa, African, Algeria, Algerian War, Belgian Congo, Belgium, Britain, Cambodia, Decolonization, Elsewhere, European, First Indochina War, France, French, French Indochina, French Union, Ghana, In, Kingdom, Laos
related to United States · 28
1950s → Alan, Alice, America, American History, Andrew, As Seen, Charles, David, Decades, Douglas, Dunar, Everyday Life, George, Halberstam, Harvard University Press, John, Karal Ann, Marion Nowak, Miller, Social History
related to Film · 22
1950s → Academy Award, American, Audrey Hepburn, Best Actor, Best Actress, Black, Blackboard Jungle, Cabiria, European, Federico Fellini, Italian, James Dean, La Strada, Marlon Brando, Nights, Rock, Roll, Roman Holiday, Sidney Poitier, Similarly
related to Fashion · 21
1950s → America's, American, Britain's Teddy Boys, Christian Dior, Coco Chanel, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Dior, Elvis Presley's, France, Givenchy, Hollywood, Hubert, In, Italy, Jacques Fath, James Dean, Marlon Brando, New Look, Pierre Balmain, T-shirt
related to Art movements · 17
1950s → Andy Warhol, Barnett Newman, Color Field, European, Great Britain, However, In, Jackson Pollock, Kooning, Mark Rothko's, Pop, Pop Art, This, United States, Willem, With, World War II
related to Technology · 17
1950s → Allentown, Bell Labs, Dawon Kahng, Digital Revolution, GE, It, Mohamed Atalla, MOS, MOSFET, November, October, Pennsylvania, Philco, RCA, The, The MOSFET, Western Electric
related to External links · 12
1950s → Albert Museum, Archived, Couture, Footage, Heroes, Life, London, Paris, Retrieved, The Golden Age, Victoria, Video Timeline

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Gunsmokeinstance ofwith popular shows0.80text
Lassieinstance ofwith popular shows0.80text
The Lone Rangerinstance ofwith popular shows0.80text
Leave It to Beaverinstance ofwith popular shows0.80text
Father Knows Bestinstance ofwith popular shows0.80text
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