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Malkiin
please tell me everything you know about that decade.
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In England the 1950's were like this -
We had school milk, smoking chimneys, trolley buses, and steam trains. The coal was delivered on a horse and cart, the milk came on an electric trolley, and the gas man, the insurance man, and the rent man all had bicycles. The Co-op had a fantastic overhead bucket system for taking your money to the cash lady and sending back your change. Pound notes were worth so much there were twenty shillings for every pound and twelve pennies for every shilling. Clothes and things were expensive so most people wore the same things most of the time and saved their best clothes for Sundays and special occasions. Children had to wear what their older brothers and sisters had grown out of, and our mums darned our socks and mended our trousers. Every week we would have a bath in the kitchen. Plastic bags, tooth paste, instant noodles, and toilet paper hadn't been invented yet, and if your dad was lucky enough to have a car he was allowed to park it anywhere, except at night with no lights on.
Almost everyone smoked cigarettes, except in school and in church, and children spent most of their spare time sitting outside pubs waiting for closing time. Indoors we used to play with glass marbles, lead soldiers, and dinky toys, and every week we read the Beano and the Dandy, and then swapped them for other comics with our friends. The family all listened to the light programme and the home service on the wireless, and each week we took the accumulator to the electric shop to get it charged up. When King George died my dad bought a small television with an oval screen and everyone in the street crowded in to watch the coronation of Queen Elizabeth. There was no advertising on the television and most of the time there were no programmes on it either.
Going out to the countryside was great. You were allowed to pick flowers, light bonfires, collect birds eggs, climb trees and do almost anything provided a farmer didn't catch you.
Everywhere in town there were policemen on bicycles, park wardens, and truant officers, all of whom were allowed to beat you if you were suspected of doing anything criminal. Inside school there were teachers, who were there to protect you from bullies and make sure you drank your milk, but they were also allowed to beat you for any reason whatever.
In London there were lots of bomb sites and empty areas left over from the war but the bits that had been cleared up were fantastic and they were all owned by the public and everyone could go anywhere they wanted to.
In England the 1950's were like this -
We had school milk, smoking chimneys, trolley buses, and steam trains. The coal was delivered on a horse and cart, the milk came on an electric trolley, and the gas man, the insurance man, and the rent man all had bicycles. The Co-op had a fantastic overhead bucket system for taking your money to the cash lady and sending back your change. Pound notes were worth so much there were twenty shillings for every pound and twelve pennies for every shilling. Clothes and things were expensive so most people wore the same things most of the time and saved their best clothes for Sundays and special occasions. Children had to wear what their older brothers and sisters had grown out of, and our mums darned our socks and mended our trousers. Every week we would have a bath in the kitchen. Plastic bags, tooth paste, instant noodles, and toilet paper hadn't been invented yet, and if your dad was lucky enough to have a car he was allowed to park it anywhere, except at night with no lights on.
Almost everyone smoked cigarettes, except in school and in church, and children spent most of their spare time sitting outside pubs waiting for closing time. Indoors we used to play with glass marbles, lead soldiers, and dinky toys, and every week we read the Beano and the Dandy, and then swapped them for other comics with our friends. The family all listened to the light programme and the home service on the wireless, and each week we took the accumulator to the electric shop to get it charged up. When King George died my dad bought a small television with an oval screen and everyone in the street crowded in to watch the coronation of Queen Elizabeth. There was no advertising on the television and most of the time there were no programmes on it either.
Going out to the countryside was great. You were allowed to pick flowers, light bonfires, collect birds eggs, climb trees and do almost anything provided a farmer didn't catch you.
Everywhere in town there were policemen on bicycles, park wardens, and truant officers, all of whom were allowed to beat you if you were suspected of doing anything criminal. Inside school there were teachers, who were there to protect you from bullies and make sure you drank your milk, but they were also allowed to beat you for any reason whatever.
In London there were lots of bomb sites and empty areas left over from the war but the bits that had been cleared up were fantastic and they were all owned by the public and everyone could go anywhere they wanted to.
I need people who were born in the 1950s?
dana
I have to interview people who were born in the 1950s and since I don't have any grandparents I was wondering if people could help me out. The questions are listed below. Thank you to the people that help.
1.State your name. What was your approximate age and occupation in the year 1960?
2.Do you remember the Cold War of the 1950s and 1960s? Discuss how you felt about the existence of Communism in the world.
3. Do you remember the Cuban Missile Crisis in the fall of 1962? What were your feelings during those days?
4. What was your opinion of President John F. Kennedy? Do you remember where you were the day of his assassination in 1963? Please share your memories of that time.
5. What was your opinion of President Lyndon Johnson?
6. What was your opinion about the United Statesâ involvement in the Vietnam War?
7. Did you (or your family) own a television during the 1960s? If so, what were your favorite 1960s TV shows? Why did you choose those shows?
8. Do you remember the African American civil rights movement of the 1960s? For example, do you recall the August, 1963 March on Washington in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous âI Have a Dreamâ speech? Do you remember any other events related to the civil rights movement in the 1960s? What was your opinion of the civil rights movement?
9. What was your opinion of the 1960s womenâs rights movement?
10. Did you attend the 1969 Woodstock Festival? If so, what was your experience? If not, what was your opinion of the festival and the 1960s youth counterculture?
Answer
Actually, I was born in 1943, so I don't know if I qualify for your Survey, but being older I may have a better grip on it. So i'll do it anyway.
1) Steve - 17yrs of age, In High School and worked Part time for my Uncle's Orthopedic Store
2) The Cold war brought about allot of fear of Communism and that Russia would cause a War with the United States. I felt sure that it would spread
3) The Cuban Missile Crises, holds special meaning to me because I was in the US Army at the time and put on Alert to go to Cuba if need be to fight Our bags were packed, trucks loaded and ready to depart to the air strip.I remember calling home and telling my Mom I may be going, It was scary for a young boy of 18,
4) President John F Kennedy's assassination is another very vivid memory for me, I had just moved off the Army base with my new Bride,In Clarksville Tennessee, the Delivery man was hauling in our TV set and said to us, The President was just shot, That really floored me, Again I was on alert and ordered back to base for briefing on what may happen next.
I for one Like President Kennedy, he was sharp, young and knew what the people wanted,
5) Lyndon B Johnson, to me was a shifty,not to be trusted President, I did not like his politics
6) Vietnam, was a sad time for america, we got dragged into a war that was not just, many of my friends lost there lives there. We fought not to win, but placate politicos,
7) We owned an Emerson TV, and before entering military service in 1962, we watched, The Ed Sullivan show, Ozzie and Harriet, Our Miss brooks, Disney Series, Wrestling, Steve Allan talk show,
American Bandstand. These shows were family oriented, had variety, non-violent, fun,
8) Martin Luthar King jr, was a non violent activist for Civil Rights, I recall racial tensions and one incident in Brooklyn where the National Guard had to be called to quell the rioting. I enjoyed the I have a dream speach and the March was a successful one, I do believe that King made great strides for civil rights for Blacks, I admire him and his works,
9)The 1960's were a turbulant time for many women, what with the burning of the Bra's and equal rights in the work place etc, it turned men on there ear, Women, going from passive to aggressive and standing up for themselves led to a rethinking by men as to a womans role in society.
10) Ah, The Festival at Wood Stock, What a wild drug crazed event,, NO I did not attend, thought about it briefly but realized the sheer folly to even attempt it,.To be honest, the free love aspect intriqued me some but not to a great extent, I was never into the Drug culture so was not in tune with the youth movement at the time, Did not really approve of what they were doing, then again I was Married and in my late 20's had 2 kids, a job, and settled
Hope I helped you with this,? if not , hey I enjoyed taking a trip down memory lane, Best of Luck
Actually, I was born in 1943, so I don't know if I qualify for your Survey, but being older I may have a better grip on it. So i'll do it anyway.
1) Steve - 17yrs of age, In High School and worked Part time for my Uncle's Orthopedic Store
2) The Cold war brought about allot of fear of Communism and that Russia would cause a War with the United States. I felt sure that it would spread
3) The Cuban Missile Crises, holds special meaning to me because I was in the US Army at the time and put on Alert to go to Cuba if need be to fight Our bags were packed, trucks loaded and ready to depart to the air strip.I remember calling home and telling my Mom I may be going, It was scary for a young boy of 18,
4) President John F Kennedy's assassination is another very vivid memory for me, I had just moved off the Army base with my new Bride,In Clarksville Tennessee, the Delivery man was hauling in our TV set and said to us, The President was just shot, That really floored me, Again I was on alert and ordered back to base for briefing on what may happen next.
I for one Like President Kennedy, he was sharp, young and knew what the people wanted,
5) Lyndon B Johnson, to me was a shifty,not to be trusted President, I did not like his politics
6) Vietnam, was a sad time for america, we got dragged into a war that was not just, many of my friends lost there lives there. We fought not to win, but placate politicos,
7) We owned an Emerson TV, and before entering military service in 1962, we watched, The Ed Sullivan show, Ozzie and Harriet, Our Miss brooks, Disney Series, Wrestling, Steve Allan talk show,
American Bandstand. These shows were family oriented, had variety, non-violent, fun,
8) Martin Luthar King jr, was a non violent activist for Civil Rights, I recall racial tensions and one incident in Brooklyn where the National Guard had to be called to quell the rioting. I enjoyed the I have a dream speach and the March was a successful one, I do believe that King made great strides for civil rights for Blacks, I admire him and his works,
9)The 1960's were a turbulant time for many women, what with the burning of the Bra's and equal rights in the work place etc, it turned men on there ear, Women, going from passive to aggressive and standing up for themselves led to a rethinking by men as to a womans role in society.
10) Ah, The Festival at Wood Stock, What a wild drug crazed event,, NO I did not attend, thought about it briefly but realized the sheer folly to even attempt it,.To be honest, the free love aspect intriqued me some but not to a great extent, I was never into the Drug culture so was not in tune with the youth movement at the time, Did not really approve of what they were doing, then again I was Married and in my late 20's had 2 kids, a job, and settled
Hope I helped you with this,? if not , hey I enjoyed taking a trip down memory lane, Best of Luck
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