1952 Annual History Facts Politics: Up to 12,000 Londoners were killed by smog in a 1952 incident that lasted five days. Influential Songs include: Heart and Soul by The Four Aces, Tenderly by Rosemary Clooney, and High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) by Frankie Laine The Big Movies included The Greatest Show on Earth, High […]
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1952 Books & Bestsellers 1952 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Silver Chalice by Thomas B. Costain 2. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 3. East of Eden by John Steinbeck 4. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier 5. Steamboat Gothic by Frances Parkinson Keyes 6. Giant by Edna Ferber 7. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 8. The Gown of Glory by Agnes
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1951 Annual History Facts Politics: The Twenty-second Amendment of the US Constitution limits an elected president to two terms in office for eight years. Influential Songs include: Cry by Johnnie Ray, Too Young by Nat King Cole, and Because of You by Tony Bennett The Big Movies included Quo Vadis, The African Queen, Strangers on
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1951 Books & Bestsellers 1951 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. From Here to Eternity by James Jones 2. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 3. Moses by Sholem Asch 4. The Cardinal by Henry Morton Robinson 5. A Woman Called Fancy by Frank Yerby 6. The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat 7. Melville Goodwin, U.S.A. by John P. Marquand 8. Return to Paradise by James A. Michener 9. The Foundling by
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1950 Annual History Facts Economy: The first credit card (Diner’s Club) was introduced. Influential Songs include: The Tennessee Waltz by Patti Page, The Third Man Theme by Guy Lomabard (or Anton Karas), and Mona Lisa by Nat ‘King’ Cole The Big Movies included Cinderella, Annie Get Your Gun, and Destination Moon The price of a
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1950 Books & Bestsellers 1950 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Cardinal by Henry Morton Robinson 2. Joy Street by Frances Parkinson Keyes 3. Across the River and into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway 4. The Wall by John Hersey 5. Star Money by Kathleen Winsor 6. The Parasites by Daphne du Maurier 7. Floodtide by Frank Yerby 8. Jubilee Trail by Gwen Bristow 9. The Adventurer by Mika Waltari
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1949 Annual History Facts Politics: On April 4, 1949, The North Atlantic Treaty was signed, committing the United States to be closer with our European allies. Sports: Frank J. Zamboni invented the Zamboni Ice Resurfacing Machine. Popular Songs include: A Little Bird Told Me by Evelyn Night, That Lucky Old Sun by Frankie Laine, and
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1949 Books & Bestsellers 1949 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Egyptian by Mika Waltari 2. The Big Fisherman by Lloyd C. Douglas 3. Mary by Sholem Asch 4. A Rage to Live by John O’Hara 5. Point of No Return by John P. Marquand 6. Dinner at Antoine’s by Frances Parkinson Keyes 7. High Towers by Thomas B. Costain 8. Cutlass Empire by Van Wyck Mason 9. Pride’s
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1948 Annual History Facts Most Successful Ad Campaign Ever: Before the DeBeers 1948 Ad Campaign, diamond rings were not synonymous with marriage or engagement. Popular Songs include: I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm by Les Brown, The Woody Woodpecker Song by Kay Kyser, and It’s Magic by Doris Day The Big Movies included
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1948 Books & Bestsellers 1948 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Big Fisherman by Lloyd C. Douglas 2. The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer 3. Dinner at Antoine’s by Frances Parkinson Keyes 4. The Bishop’s Mantle by Agnes Sligh Turnbull 5. Tomorrow Will Be Better by Betty Smith 6. The Golden Hawk by Frank Yerby 7. Raintree County by Ross Lockridge Jr 8. Shannon’s Way by
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