Fun Facts From the 1950’s

Some things in life just escape your mind. That's why we have compiled a list of many fun facts that happened in the 1950's.

These fun facts are all compiled in one location so you don't have to go searching for it. Some of the fun facts include:

• World population was 2.556 billion (1950)


• Cost of a first class stamp was 3 cents (1951)


• NFL Championship Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns 17-7 (1952)


• Westinghouse releases the first color TV for $1250 (1953)


• Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29 (1954)


• July 17: Disneyland opens in Anaheim, CA (1955)


• "I Walk the Line" by Johnny Cash became a hit (1956)


• The Frisbee is invented aka the Pluto Platter (1957)


• The first Pizza Hut opens (1958)


• Barbie was introduced at the annual Toy Fair in New York City (1959)

If you have been searching for fun and random facts from your birth year in the 1950's look at what we have compiled at WoodstockCandy.com.