50s
Post-war American era
The 50s refers to a decade—typically the 1950s, evoking postwar prosperity, rock and roll, and cultural conservatism: My grandparents met in the 50s.
It also means the years of a person's life from fifty to fifty-nine: She's in her 50s.
As temperatures, the 50s describes readings between fifty and fifty-nine degrees: Highs will be in the low 50s.
- McCarthyismPolitically-motivated accusation without evidence
- SputnikFirst orbital spacecraft
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
- suburbiaResidential areas outside cities
Levittown · beatniks · NATO · UNIVAC · Rosenbergs
Casual American eatery
Rock and roll monarch
- rock-and-rollGuitar-heavy popular music
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- MemphisTennessee city, ancient Egyptian capital
- boogieRhythmic blues music
High-fronted upswept hairstyle
- ducktailSlicked-back men's hairstyle
- pomadeWaxy styling grease
- motorcyclePowered two-wheeler
- switchbladeSpring-released folding knife
gang · rebellion · sideburns · slicked-back · boots
Eisenhower
- McCarthyismPolitically-motivated accusation without evidence
- SputnikFirst orbital spacecraft
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
suburbia · Levittown · beatniks · NATO · UNIVAC · Rosenbergs
diner
Casual American eatery
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- drive-inVenue serving seated motorists
- tailfinsRear automotive styling wings
chrome · neon · milkshake · roller-skates · carhop · pinball · prom
Elvis
Rock and roll monarch
- rock-and-rollGuitar-heavy popular music
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- MemphisTennessee city, ancient Egyptian capital
pompadour
High-fronted upswept hairstyle
- ducktailSlicked-back men's hairstyle
- pomadeWaxy styling grease
- motorcyclePowered two-wheeler
switchblade · gang · rebellion · sideburns · slicked-back · boots
petticoat
Undergarment beneath skirts
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
- cardiganFront-opening knitted garment
- pearlsIridescent oyster-made gems
chiffon · tulle · halterneck · gabardine
50s60s
1960-1969
sixties · Summer of Love · sexual revolution · 1968 · 70s