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In the News (Sat 2 Jun 12)

  
 Baseball . The Capital of Baseball . Fifties Baseball PBS
Perhaps that is one reason that baseball in the fifties, whatever its faults, formed from boys and girls then young more fans more intensely devoted to the game — I speak with the generational chauvinism of one who was nine in 1950 — than were formed by baseball's subsequent decades.
Discerning fans had an anticipation of fifties baseball: "This isn't going to be pretty — but it's sure going to be fun." Loads of fun, but the somewhat limited fun of a long fireworks display — lots of flash and crash but not long on nuance.
In the fifties, fourteen of the twenty pennants and eight of the ten World Series were won by New York teams.
www.pbs.org /kenburns/baseball/capital/georgewill.html   (2760 words)

  
 Monster at the Soda Shop: Teenagers and Fifties Horror Films
Fifties horror films project the postwar irony that the drive toward self-destruction embodied in the creation of nuclear weapons is frequently cloaked in the language of self-preservation.
Fifties horror films, like The Giant Gila Monster (1959), The Blob (1958), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), and Monster on the Campus (1958), use horror metaphors to explore a wide variety of issues related to the emergence of teen culture in Fifties America.
This is typical of Fifties commentaries on the social problems of teenagers and also illustrates how this social issue was one conducive to representation in the horror genre.
www.imagesjournal.com /issue10/features/monster/default-nf.htm   (5709 words)

  
 Paradoxa: "Under Gray Flannel: Intro to Fifties Fictions"/Lukin
The revisionist critics have hardly overturned the view of the Fifties as an oppressive time, but their work reveals that the proponents of the view that "literary rebellion was virtually nonexistent," for all of their skill as historians, cast far too wide a net in their generalizations about literature.
One aspect of Fifties culture to which such a view of the decade did a great disservice was the realm of prose fiction.
Two men who were writing radical science fiction in the Fifties, William Tenn and Chandler Davis, talk at length about their work, their genre, and their era-neither was in the habit of writing hopeful stories, but their lives and careers manifest the possibility of creative resistance to oppressive milieux.
paradoxa.com /excerpts/18intro.htm   (1566 words)

  
 Fifties & Sixties Retro and Mid-Century Modern 1950s & 1960s @ Collectics Antiques & Collectibles
Set of 8 fifties / sixties mid-century hand blown amber swirl pattern glasses, an eye catching design and quirky in that there are subtle variations in size and height as a result of being each individually hand blown.
Fun set of 8 1950s drinking glasses in retro fifties colors and design, all in mint condition and held in the matching 50s metal glassholder in a classic mid-century style.
This fun fifties tin pin is in very good condition and comes to you direct as part of a major Savannah, Georgia estate collection of finer vintage jewelry; cross listed on Pets 2.
www.collectics.com /50s_60s.html   (2861 words)

  
 The Music of the Fifties - Oldies Music
Some of the music you associate with the Fifties was actually recorded in the Sixties.
The decade of the Fifties gave birth to Rock and Roll.
The feel-good innocence of a lot of the Fifties music reflects on the post World War II optimism in America.
www.fiftiesweb.com /music.htm   (422 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: The Fifties
Fifty years on, we are expected to take what is given us, whether we will or nil.
At the end of the book, I was convinced that the Fifties was perhaps one of the two or three key decades of the century, and perhaps the decade in which the world we know now, dominated by TV, mass communication, fast food, sexuality, celebrity, massive military expenditures, computers, advertising, and technology, was born.
The Fifties were more than just a mid-point decade in a century; they were to be the crucible in which the rest of the 20th century was forged.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0449909336?v=glance   (2869 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Rosary
The story of Eulalia, in particular, according to which a client of the Blessed Virgin who had been wont to say a hundred and fifty Aves was bidden by her to say only fifty, but more slowly, has been shown by Mussafia (Marien-legenden, Pts I, ii) to be unquestionably of early date.
He it undoubtedly was who first suggested the idea that the devotion of "Our Lady's Psalter" (a hundred and fifty Hail Marys) was instituted or revived by St.
But as time went on, and the conversi, or lay brothers, most of them quite illiterate, became distinct from the choir monks, it was felt that they also should be required to substitute some simple form of prayer in place of the psalms to which their more educated brethren were bound by rule.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/13184b.htm   (3612 words)

  
 Television in the Fifties
It has to be said, at least in the first half of the fifties, many TV programmes would not have been out of place at an educational evening in the local library; gardening hints from the TV gardenerÂ… cookery lessons from the TV chefÂ… or an exhibition of juggling by a czech circus act.
But it was in the fifties that the medium that was to change the world we live in came of age.
Prior to the fifties, television was experimental, run by people who were viewed with suspicion by colleagues in radio.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/broadcasting/31851   (512 words)

  
 The Fifties
In the late fifties, a new nuclear technology emerged as the hope for the energy future: thermonuclear fusion, the reaction that powers both the hydrogen bomb and the stars.
Throughout the fifties, ORNL built strongly on its wartime foundation of synthesizing and extracting plutonium.
The fifties were the glory days of fission reactor development at ORNL.
www.ornl.gov /info/swords/fifties.html   (1568 words)

  
 Fifties Hair Styles
FIFTIES HAIR: Ponytails for girls are cool; guys "train" their hair into greased back ducktails.
Another point: My students consider aspects of the fifties “corny” ñ the music, the fashions, the hair styles, the attitudes.
Ever ready to suffer for the cause of soft feminine looking Fifties styles, after the perm, we still had to roll, curl our hair.
www.largie.com /hair-styles/fifties-hair-styles.html   (259 words)

  
 Joel Foreman / The Other Fifties
Representing the fifties as a period of cultural transformation, contributors reveal the gradual "unmaking" of traditions and value systems that took place as American culture prepared itself for the more easily observed cultural turbulence of the 1960s.
Brushing away the haze of an era, The Other Fifties will help readers understand the decade not as placid or repressed, but as a time when emancipatory desires struggled to articulate themselves.
They also rebut the widely held view that 1950s consumerism led to cultural homogeneity, replacing this view with a picture of robust popular markets that defied conservative controls and actively subverted conventional norms and values.
www.press.uillinois.edu /f96/foreman.html   (293 words)

  
 Fabulous Fifties
A BIG THANKS to Don fiftyseven 57 for allowing me to use some of his great graphics.
The fifties in America were characterized by malt shoppes, sock hops, poodle skirts and hula hoops.
First they had a talent show, then a hour of cartoons, the serial of the week which was usually, "Ramar King of the Jungle" or "Flash Gordon"; and then, the famous double feature and all for 25 cents.
members.tripod.com /~alleysplace/fifties.html   (221 words)

  
 20th Century Decades: 1950-1959 Decade
The Fifties is known as the Golden Age of Television in large part because of the variety shows which dominated the early part of the decade.
Fifties fads and fashions are outlined by the Grease stage musical.
An examination of the poetry (Howl) and influences of a Fifties "Beat Generation" poet, Allen Ginsberg, and compares it to a Nineties poet, Mike Henry (Drive).
dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us /decs5.html   (670 words)

  
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Van flesopener tot automaat, je vindt het bij Bennies Fifties...
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www.benniesfifties.com   (441 words)

  
 England Fifties Soccer Tea - BigWalk.co.uk
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www.bigwalk.co.uk /directory/_england_fifties_soccer_team   (823 words)

  
 History Channel Exhibits: The Fifties
In the Fifties, the culture of America reflected the influences of forces old and new.
Rebellion against sexual and social restrictions became increasingly common as the Fifties wound to a close.
Working men chafed at the strict lifestyle of the "career man." Teenagers made role models of disaffected movie stars and rock-and-roll icons.
www.historychannel.com /exhibits/fifties/ideals.html   (337 words)

  
 Vintage Taffeta Fifties Dress
Right now, of course, our vintage taffeta fifties dress website isnt complete, and we dont have an awful lot of information up here yet, which is why wed like to present these vintage taffeta fifties dress links to you.
This fabulous fifties dress has so much going for it: the fabric is an incredible black TAFFETA EYELET with pink taffeta...
Fifties Trunk Set includes a classic Wendy wearing a 1950's-style wedding dress.
www.best-prom.com /dresses/vintage-taffeta-fifties-dress.html   (470 words)

  
 Fads Of The Fifties on Almondnet
It was the latest craze, one of a number of fads in the fifties and sixties...
Fifties Clothing and Teen Clothes in the Fifties and Fifties Fashion and Fads of the Fifties...
Fashions of the Fifties and Fashions of the 50s and Music in the 1950s and 1950s Fads and 1950s Fashion Trends...
www.positivevisionuk.org.uk /aids/fads_of_the_fifties.html   (408 words)

  
 Virginia Clay-Clopton, 1825-1915. "A Belle of the Fifties; Memoirs of Mrs. Clay ofAlabama"
The standard of education was higher in Europe fifty years ago than in our own land, and to be a favourite
In the fifties American hospitality acquired a reputation, and that of the capital was synonymous with an unceasing, an augmenting round of dinners and dances, receptions and balls.
Slidell, wife of the Senator from Louisiana, whose daughter Mathilde is now the wife of the Parisian banker, Baron Erlanger, became famous in the fifties for her matinée dances at which all the beauties and beaux of Washington thronged.
docsouth.unc.edu /clay/clay.html   (16800 words)

  
 wholesale fifties sixties diner furniture design tables chairs dinerbooths booths
Fifties Warehouse furniture is a department of fifties warehouse, located in Wolvega, the Netherlands, Europe.
We produce any kind of dining furniture in fifties or sixties design, even your own design can be build by us, production of custom made dinerbooth designs are not all that expensive as you might think, custom made dinerbooths are produced against normal prices.
Is one of europe's biggest producers and designers of fifties and sixties diner furniture.
www.fiftieswarehouse.com   (339 words)

  
 1950's fifties style furniture, tables, booths, chairs & stools
Our fifties style furniture is built to last, and available in many popular colors to suit your '50s decor.
Our nostalgic fifties furniture collection will delight your friends and family for years to come.
Relive those memories of yester-year with the classic look of the fifties.
www.dannyveghs.com /tables   (221 words)

  
 Facing The Fifties
The fifties follow the mid-life crisis, when we collide with non-youthfulness.
Whereas there are Rites of Passage for adolescents there are none for people in their Fifties.
Basic idea: between youth and old age lies the unchartered territory of the 50s; a decade of often dramatic change.
jmm.aaa.net.au /articles/5479.htm   (504 words)

  
 The 1950's
In the fifties if you had a television, you would be the neatest kid on the block.
Teenagers in the fifties wanted to be different and alike at the same time.
The fifties was a time of excitement and joy.
www.kyrene.k12.az.us /schools/brisas/sunda/decade/1950.htm   (1662 words)

  
 The Nifty Fifties Club - 2003
Joining the "Over Fifties Club" is a great way to meet new people and get involved in an activity you enjoy.
Some of the brothers of the Nifty Fifties Club after a good BBQ steak dinner.
A couple of the Nifty Fifties sisters enjoying a good conversation with one another.
pages.zdnet.com /annohoy/id4.html   (134 words)

  
 Fashion in the Fifties
Dungarees (jeans in the fifties,) were unthinkable for any teen girl to wear out in public.
The fifties were a time when people dressed conservatively.
But that doesn't mean their clothes were boring or dull.
www.metcalf.ilstu.edu /curric/eighth/8decade/1950smain/clairetaulbee/fashion_in_the_fifties.htm   (319 words)

  
 OVER FIFTIES WEBSITES - Health, travel and financial advice online..
Finance, hobbies, holidays and general information specific to those in the fifty plus age group.
Whether you're looking for ideas on planning a wedding anniversary, enjoying your leisure time, practical retirement information, dating in later life, travel & holiday breaks, and much more, then this is the site for you.
Active for Life is an evidence based falls prevention exercise video for use by older people who are at risk of falling.
www.overfifties-websites.co.uk   (383 words)

  
 On the Hudson, Saturday, October 20 (America of the Fifties: Letters of Fredrika Bremer)
She is between fifty and sixty, and her countenance indicates much sensible kindness and good will, but no real genius.
Her figure is beautifully feminine, and her whole demeanor womanly, sincere, and frank, without a shadow of affectation.
My happiest hours here are those which I spend alone in the forenoon, in my room, with American books which Mr.
runeberg.org /bremlett/05.html   (1772 words)

  
 The Fifties
The fifties were a time of more changes in my life than any other.
It was known as the decade of content, but big things were happening just under public awareness and would soon boil over into the wild sixties.
In those ten years, I finished growing up (debatable even to this day), entered the service, married, went overseas, and was discharged, with a year to spare.
www.fortunecity.com /marina/anchor/1976/id69.htm   (173 words)

  
 50's The Fifties, Rewind the Fifties, All The 50's all the Time
okay, the math does not work out, but the fifties are more a state of mind than an actual span of years.
These pages were created to capture some of the images, sounds, and feelings of the fifties.
A time when everyone knew who they were.
www.loti.com /page1.html   (263 words)

  
 KAHS Fifties People
Names of students and faculty from the Fifties yearbooks, and Myrna's old newsletter from the 1960's.
The KAHS Fifties reunion in Nashville the first weekend in May 2000 was a smashing success!
On this long page I've transcribed all the names of students and faculty from the Fifties Erinnerungen yearbooks and from graduation programs.
members.aol.com /RSRICHMOND/kahsfifties.html   (538 words)

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