1957 Annual History Facts Elvis Presley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the 3rd time, and they only showed him from his waist up. The Top Song was All Shook Up by Elvis Presley The Big Movies included The Bridge on the River Kwai, Sayonara and Peyton Place Price of issue Woman’s Day or […]
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1957 Books & Bestsellers 1957 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. By Love Possessed by James Gould Cozzens 2. Peyton Place by Grace Metalious 3. Compulsion by Meyer Levin 4. Rally Round the Flag, Boys! by Max Shulman 5. Blue Camellia by Frances Parkinson Keyes 6. Eloise in Paris by Kay Thompson 7. The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier 8. On the Beach by Nevil Shute 9. Below the Salt by
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1956 Annual History Facts Politics: Congress passed the Interstate Highway Bill. The Top Song was Don’t Be Cruel/ Hound Dog by Elvis Presley The Big Movies included The Ten Commandments, Around the World in 80 Days, and War and Peace Minimum Wage in 1956: $1.00 per hour Price of an Oldsmobile, “88” Holiday sedan: $2,929.29
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1956 Books & Bestsellers 1956 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. Don’t Go Near the Water by William Brinkley 2. The Last Hurrah by Edwin O’Connor 3. Peyton Place by Grace Metalious 4. Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis 5. Eloise by Kay Thompson 6. Andersonville by MacKinlay Kantor 7. A Certain Smile by Françoise Sagan 8. The Tribe That Lost Its Head by Nicholas Monsarrat 9. The Mandarins by Simone de
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1955 Annual History Facts Dept. of Defense: The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber has been in continuous service since April 1955 and, with upgrades, is expected to remain in service until at least 2040. Influential Songs include April in Paris by Count Basie and Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White by Perez Prado The Big Movies
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1955 Books & Bestsellers 1955 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk 2. Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis 3. Andersonville by MacKinlay Kantor 4. Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan 5. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by Sloan Wilson 6. Something of Value by Robert Ruark 7. Not As a Stranger by Morton Thompson 8. No Time for Sergeants by Mac Hyman 9. The
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1954 Annual History Facts Politics: Brown v. Board of Education legally ended “separate but equal” school segregation in the US. The biggest Songs include Sh-boom by The Chords, Mr. Sandman by The Chordettes, and Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) by Eddie Fisher The Big Movies included Rear Window, White Christmas, and 20,000 Leagues Under
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1954 Books & Bestsellers 1954 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. Not as a Stranger by Morton Thompson 2. Mary Anne by Daphne du Maurier 3. Love Is Eternal by Irving Stone 4. The Royal Box by Frances Parkinson Keyes 5. The Egyptian by Mika Waltari 6. No Time for Sergeants by Mac Hyman 7. Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck 8. The View from Pompey’s Head by Hamilton Basso
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1953 Annual History Facts World-Changing Event: Francis Crick and James D. Watson discovered the helical structure of DNA in 1953. Literature: There was a limited edition (200 signed and numbered) of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 bound in asbestos to prevent burning. #scifi Popular Songs include: I Believe by Frankie Laine, That’s Amore by Dean Martin,
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1953 Books & Bestsellers 1953 Fiction Top Ten Books (according to Publisher’s Weekly) 1. The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas 2. The Silver Chalice by Thomas B. Costain 3. Désirée by Annemarie Selinko 4. Battle Cry by Leon M. Uris 5. From Here to Eternity by James Jones 6. The High and the Mighty by Ernest K. Gann 7. Beyond This Place by A.J. Cronin 8. Time and Time Again by James
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