Famous People In The 1950s
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On December 1, 1955, she boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama and sat down in the “colored” section. Several white passengers then
boarded and the driver asked her to give up her seat for one of them. She
refused, and the driver called the police and she was arrested.
“People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but
that isn't true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I
usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some
people have an image of me as being old then. I was forty-two. No, the only
tired I was, was tired of giving in.”- Rosa Parks
February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005
January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968
assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis,
Tennessee
He organized and led marches for blacks’ rights to vote, desegregation, labor rights, and other basic civil
rights.
January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977
he is considered a cultural icon, sometimes referred to as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The
King"
throughout his career he set records for
concert attendance, television ratings, and
recordings sales
he is one of the best-selling and most
influential artists in the history of popular
music
June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962
original name was ‘Norma Jeane Mortenson’
she is known for her comedic acting roles and
screen presence
Monroe became one of the most popular movie stars of the
1950s and early 1960s
November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957
Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period of intense anti- communist
suspicion inspired by the tensions of the Cold War. He was noted for making claims that there were large
numbers of Communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers inside the federal government and elsewhere. Ultimately, McCarthy's tactics and his inability to substantiate his claims led to his being
discredited and censured by the United States Senate.
the term “McCarthyism" coined in 1950 in
reference to McCarthy's practices, was soon
applied to similar anti-communist pursuits
May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1974
the thirty-third President of the
United States (1945–1953)
Harry S. Truman’s signature
many U.S. scholars today
rank him among the top ten presidents
born on April 21, 1926 (still living)
the Queen regnant of sixteen independent states and their overseas territories and dependencies, which are the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the
Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis
she became queen upon the death of her father on
February 6, 1952
Elizabeth II also holds a variety of other positions,
among them is Head of the Commonwealth, Supreme Governor of the Church of
England, Duke of Normandy, Lord of Mann, and Paramount
Chief of Fiji.
married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
and has four children and eight
grandchildren
February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955
two-time Oscar-nominated American film actor
he was the first actor to receive a posthumous
Academy Award nomination for Best Actor
and remains the only person to have two such
nominations posthumously
Dean was driving west on U.S. Route 466 (later State Route 46) near Cholame, California when a black-and-white 1950 Ford Custom Tudor coupe, driven from the opposite direction by 23-year-old Donald Turnupseed, attempted to take the fork
onto State Route 41 and crossed into Dean's lane without seeing him. The two cars hit almost head
on.