1949 Facts
This song by Frankie Laine was the #1 hit on October 1, 1949
What is That Lucky Old Sun
This item used to cost $.27 per gallon in 1949.
What is gasoline
When running late getting ready to go somewhere, being reminded of the current time prompts this inevitable response.
What is I know what time it is
This person was on a popular 1950's game show who won a large sum of money but cheated.
Who is Charles Van Doren
This TV game show first debuted in 1956 and is still running today. In fact, the birthday girl tried to be part of the studio audience in 1987.
What is The Price Is Right
Who was the President of the United States in 1949?
Who is Harry S. Truman
Twelve cents in 1949 could buy this family mealtime staple.
What is a loaf of bread
When someone makes an exasperated air noise that was not intended as a huff, this response usually follows.
What is "Can't I breathe?"
This is a small record that had one song on each side.
What is a 45
Although the birthday girl never did this, eating this type of fish became all the rage for youths.
What is a goldfish
What Christmas song was on the Billboard top hits in 1949?
What is "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth."
In 1949, what major purchase cost an average of $7,450?
What is a house
This popular shopping destination is hard to find in Maine along Route 302. It's so hard to find, nobody really knows where it is.
What is the Walmart
Dr. Jonas Salk successfully created a vaccine for this in 1952.
What is Polio
This TV show featured a new weekly episode for four years. It was also one of the first shows to film outdoors.
What is The Lone Ranger
What was the approximate U.S. population in 1949?
What is one hundred million 100,000,000.
The average this in 1949 was $.70 per hour.
What is the minimum wage
This condiment, if not readily available in a cold state generates a huff.
What is butter
This song sung by Doris Day first appeared in the the 1956 Hitchcock thriller "The Man Who Knew Too Much."
What is Que Sera, Sera
This school event often saw gals in poodle skirts, saddle shoes doing the stroll, hand jive and the box step.
What is a sock hop
Who won the 1949 world series?
Who are the New York Yankees
In 1949, you could expect to pay $1,420 for this item to impress the gang at Revere Beach.
What is a new car
When the birthday girl is doing this activity, you'd better keep quiet, or face getting huffed at.
What is watching TV
For fun, teens used to see how many people would fit into these.
For fun, children played, collected and traded these items made from glass.
What are marbles