The 1950s 
Chronologies & Timelines
Anyday -- Extensive listings of birthdays, deaths, & historical events
On This Day in History -- Headlines, top shows, songs, birthdays, & more
This Day in History -- Historical events, from the History Channel
HyperHistory Online -- Click on Events (on the left); then select a sequence of years (on the right); no date-specific searching available
The Food Timeline -- Ever wonder what foods the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas Jefferson made his ice cream?
Reference eBooks: Chronologies & Timelines
The Media History Project Timeline
20th Century History By the Decades - from the Ramon Garza School
American Cultural History - The Twentieth Century ~ an overview of the history and culture of the twentieth century from the Kingwod College library
Picturing the Century: Galleries ~ 100 years of photographs from the National Archives
Women of the Century: Decade by Decade ~ "an annotated list of more than four dozen phenomenal American women of the twentieth century"
History Central: American History ~ browse by major eras of the twentieth century or select 20th Century Almanac to browse year by year
100 Years of New York City ~ "... offers a glimpse into the past 100 years of New York City - a decade at a time." - from the archives of the New York Times
Solemates: The Century in Shoes ~ a decade by decade look at the century in shoes
PRIMARY SOURCES
American Memory ~ the Library of Congress/ collection of primary source materials from American history including pictures, video and sound clips, correspondence, etc.
EyeWitness Accounts ~ photos, letters, and diaries from the past; from the publishers of the EyeWitness books
Documents for the Study of American History ~ an extensive list of online primary source documents on American history, listed by time period; by Lynn H. Nelson, Emeritus Professor of Hiswtory, University of Kansas
Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium: Library of Congress Exhibition ~ a chronicle of the nation's political history as seen through the work of the editorial cartoons of Herb Block; a Library of Congress exhibit
Political Cartoons: Oliphant's Anthem ~ editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant's work from the Library of Congress exhibition
The Advertising Artwork of Dr. Seuss ~ brief descriptions accompany the images of illustrations created by Dr. Suess before he became a children's book author; from the Mandeville Special Collections Librry at the University of California, Sna Diego
America at Work, America at Leisure: Motion Pictures from 1894-1915 ~ a collection of 150 motion pictures illustrating "work, school, and leisure activities in the United States"; also contains related essays; from the American Memory collection of teh Library of Congress
Culinary History Timeline ~ "a sampling of innovations, laws, and product introductions in the U.S. food industry"; from the United States Department of Agriculture; this pdf file takes a while to load - patience!
Time Archives: 1923 to the present ~ search the digital archives of Time magazine's covers; you will need to allow pop-ups to view the site, just click on the yellow bar at the top of the screen
Life Magazine Covers ~ covers from Life magazine from 1936 to 1972
Photographs from the Chicago Daily News: 1902-1933 ~ photos from the collection of the Chicago Historical Society; over one-third are related to sports
1950s
1950s Glamour C20th Fashion History 1950s
The Literature & Culture of the American 1950s
The 1950s
American Cultural History
1950s History - information, notes
Art & Culture Pop Culture 1950s
Timeline of the Twentieth Century: 1950-1959
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