1. WHAT YEAR WAS IT? By: Gidget Montelibano

2. World Events  USSR launches Sputnik – Space Age  Egypt re-opens Suez Canal  Ghana gains independence from Great Britain

3. US Events  Pres Eisenhower signs 1st civil rights bill since Reconstruction  Larry King’s first Radio Broadcast  Pulitzer prize awarded to JFK (Profiles in Courage)  US performs nuclear Test at Nevada Test Site

4. Automobiles  Toyota begins to sell cars in the US Chevrolet Plymouth Belveder

5. Film/Television  Leave it to Beaver and American Bandstand premiers The Bridge on the River Kwai win the Oscars

6. Music “All Shook Up” is #1 on Billboard Charts “Jailhouse Rock” “Teddy Bear” “Too Much”

7. Fashion Bows and pointed toe shoes Fluffy bangs, short length hair

8. Fads Wham-O introduces the Frisbee and Hula Hoop

9. Sports Detroit Lions win over Cleveland Browns Jackie Robinson Retires Braves with the World Series over the Yankees Dodgers move from Brooklyn to LA Boston Celtics win NBA finals over St. Louis Hawks

10. Literature  Dr. Suess’ The Cat in the Hat is published  First edition of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road goes on sale  Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged is published

11. Cost of Living  Average Cost of new house $12,220.00  Average Monthly Rent $90.00  Average Yearly Wages $4.550.00  Cost of a gallon of Gas 24 cents  Bacon per pound 60 cents  Eggs per dozen28 cents  HI FI Portable Record Player $79.95  Children's Shoes $5.95

12. WHAT YEAR WAS IT?!

13. 1957!