Social Customs
In the 1950s a prospective date would need to meet with the girl's parents before going out.
What is "Calling"?
They used to plug and unplug patch cords to get calls through.
What is a Manual Switchboard Operator?
Popular variety show in the 1950s.
What is the Ed Sullivan Show?
Sold in the 1950s this head gear gave users the ability to listen to local radio broadcasts.
What is a Radio Hat?
December 1, 1955, this person refused to give up their bus seat in Alabama sparking the civil rights movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
A young man would lend his date his class ring or varsity jacket to indicate their relationship status.
What is going steady?
A department that used manual type writers to pound out documents in triplicate.
What is a typing pool?
TV sitcom featuring a redhead who gets into all kinds of mischief.
What is I Love Lucy?
This gave people a compact way to take their hobby to the nearest body of water.
What is the Pocket Fishermen?
In October of 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 officially kicking off....
What is the Space Race?
Leaving this on indoors was seen as boorish.
What is a hat?
They sold everything from Encyclopedias to vacuums.
What is a door-to-door Salesman?
This musician had to be recorded from the waist up when he appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Who is Elvis Presley?
This product famously cut through everything from tomatoes to tin cans, the commercials were frequently played in the 70s and 80s.
What are Ginsu knives?
March 1953, Dr. Jonas Salk announced the successful development of a vaccine that would effectively end a global epidemic.
What is the Polio Vaccine?
This made it tempting to eavesdrop on a phone call though it was strictly taboo.
What are party lines?
They made sure the car was flush with the floor and announced merchandise by floor in department stores.
What is an Elevator Operator?
This show featured the phrase "To the moon, Alice!"
What is the Honeymooners?
This countertop appliance basically electrocuted meat products so they were ready to serve in 90 seconds or less.
What is the Presto Hot Dogger?
December of 1958 the Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants in a match known as...
What is "The Greatest Game Ever Played"?
You were expected to wear your "Sunday Best" when traveling on this.
What's an airplane?
This job was done mainly in the dark and people were excited to see how things came out?
What is a Film Developer?
This Cleveland radio DJ popularized the term "Rock and Roll".
Who is Alan Freed?
The inventor and marketing personality is credited with phrases "but wait there's more" and "set it and forget it".
Who is Ron Popeil?
September 20, 1973 - "The Battle of the Sexes" matched two professional tennis players. Who won?
Who is Billie Jean King, she beat Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome.