1953
Stalin's final year
1953 is commonly written out as nineteen fifty-three when spoken.
Years function as nouns identifying a specific point in time: I was born in 1953, the summer of 1953.
As modifiers, years specify when something occurred or was made: a 1953 Chevrolet, the 1953 armistice.
1946-1964 birth cohort
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- formative yearsChildhood and adolescence
- growing upDeveloping into adulthood
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
birthrate · population boom · nuclear family · Leave It to Beaver · coming of age
Broadcast viewing device
- I Love LucyFifties domestic comedy series
- color TVReceiver displaying full spectrum
- drive-inVenue serving seated motorists
- CorvetteChevrolet sports car
suburbia · Levittown · consumerism · Beat Generation · Playboy · transistor radio · CinemaScope · The Crucible
Soviet autocrat, mid-century
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
- Korean War1950s peninsula conflict
- McCarthyismPolitically-motivated accusation without evidence
red scare · MI6 · espionage · propaganda · nuclear threat · arms race · hydrogen bomb · communism
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- Queen Elizabeth IILate British monarch
- Mount EverestEarth's highest summit
- DNA discoveryFinding life's molecular blueprint
- Watson and CrickDNA structure discoverers
Edmund Hillary · double helix · polio vaccine · Salk · Ian Fleming · Casino Royale · Kinsey Report · UNIVAC
Reflection on past events
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygone eraPeriod no longer current
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- mid-centuryHalfway through a hundred
golden age · vintage year · halcyon days · memory · recollection · Americana · simpler times · black-and-white
baby boomers
1946-1964 birth cohort
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- formative yearsChildhood and adolescence
- growing upDeveloping into adulthood
demographics · birthrate · population boom · nuclear family · Leave It to Beaver · coming of age
television
Broadcast viewing device
- I Love LucyFifties domestic comedy series
- color TVReceiver displaying full spectrum
- drive-inVenue serving seated motorists
Corvette · suburbia · Levittown · consumerism · Beat Generation · Playboy · transistor radio · CinemaScope · The Crucible · Arthur Miller
Stalin
Soviet autocrat, mid-century
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
- Korean War1950s peninsula conflict
McCarthyism · red scare · MI6 · espionage · propaganda · nuclear threat · arms race · hydrogen bomb · communism · capitalism
coronation
Ceremony installing a sovereign
- Queen Elizabeth IILate British monarch
- Mount EverestEarth's highest summit
- DNA discoveryFinding life's molecular blueprint
Edmund Hillary · Watson and Crick · double helix · polio vaccine · Salk · Ian Fleming · Casino Royale · Kinsey Report · UNIVAC
retrospect
Reflection on past events
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygone eraPeriod no longer current
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
mid-century · golden age · vintage year · halcyon days · memory · recollection · Americana · simpler times · black-and-white · classic era