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"On June 27, 1950, President Truman ordered the Air Force and Navy into the Korean War following a call from the United Nations Security Council for member nations to help South Korea repel an invasion from the North. " |
- China’s forces occupy Tibet
- Sentaor Joseph McCarthy advises President Truman that the State Dept is riddled with Communists
- Riots in Johannesburg against apartheid
- Britain recognizes Israel
- N. Korean forces invade S. Korea
- U.S. recognizes Vietnam, capital at Saigon; supplies arms and sends mission to instruct in their use
- Literature: Ray Bradbury, "The Martian Chronicles"; Thor Heyerdahl, "Kon Tiki"; Gwendolyn Brooks, "Annie Allen," Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
- UN Building in NY City completed
- Films: "Sunset Boulevard," "Rashomon," "All About Eve" (Academy Award)
- "Guys and Dolls" musical comedy, New York
- Popular songs: "If I knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake"’; "Ragg Mopp"; "Bushel and a Peck"; "Good Night Irene"; "Mona Lisa"
- Antihistamines become popular remedy for colds and allergies
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens in NY
- World population is 2.3 billion (U.S., 150,697,999)
- 30,000 varieties of roses catalogued
- U.S. Open won by Ben Hogan
- Ohio State wins Rose Bowl against California
- New York wins the World Series
So there it is, from my favorite book The Timetables of History by Bernard Grun. And what, you wonder, did clueless Barbie remember of all that? Well, the songs for sure, all of which were sung frequently in our home. Ten years later, I read "The Martian Chronicles," which are still one of my favorite sci-fi works. And of course I knew who won the World Series! But that’s about it. Third graders were largely protected from world news back then, and maybe that’s not a bad thing. Kept us from worrying, at least somewhat. We still had monsters under our beds, of course, but Korea? Vietnam? Never entered our consciousness.
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I was nestled in my mama\’s womb in the summer of 1950. Back then, my thoughts were limited to stuff such as "Get those Brussel sprouts outa here!" (recycled after hearing I heard that joke said on a vinyl phonograph record by Bill Cosby)–He\’s still funny to me.
But comparing 1950\’s culture to the culture today is striking, not what I\’d call "funny."
I always liked Guys and Dolls. Damon Runyan was an amusing writer."FUGUE OF TINHORNS
NICELY: I got the horse right here, his name is Paul Revere and
here\’s a guy who says if the weather\’s clear, can do, can do.
This guy says the horse can do.
If he says the horse can do, can do, can do.
NICELY: can do, can do this
BENNY: I\’m picking Valentine \’cause on the morning line, the guy has
NICELY: guy says the horse can do If he says the horse can
BENNY: got him figured at five to nine. Has chance has
RUSTY: But look at Epitaph, he wins it
NICELY: do, can do, can do, For Paul Revere
BENNY: chance, this guy says the horse has chance. If he says
RUSTY: by a half, according to this hare in the Telegraph, Big threat,
NICELY: I\’ll bite, I hear his foot\’s all right. Of course it all depends if it
BENNY: the horse has chance, has chance, has
RUSTY: big threat, This guy calls the horse Big
NICELY: rained last night. Likes mud, likes mud. This "X" means the horse
BENNY: chance. I know it\’s Valentine, the morning works looks fine, besides
RUSTY: Threat. If he calls the horse big threat, big threat
NICELY: likes mud. if that means the horse likes mud, likes
BENNY: the jockey\’s brother\’s a friend of mine. Needs race, needs race this
RUSTY: Big threat. And just a minute boys, I got the feedbox noise. It
NICELY: mud, likes mud, I tell you Paul Revere now this is
BENNY: guy says the horse needs race. If he says the horse needs
RUSTY: says the great-grandfather was Equipoise, shows class, shows
NICELY: no bum steer. It\’s from a handicapper that\’s real sincere. Can
BENNY: race. Needs race, needs race. I go for
RUSTY: class. This guy says the horse shows class. If
NICELY: do, can do. This guy says the horse can do. If
BENNY: Valentine, \’cause on the morning line, the guy\’s got him figured at 5 to 9
RUSTY: he says the horse shows class, shows class. So make it
NICELY: he says the horse can do, can do, can
BENNY: has chance, has chance. This guy says the horse has
RUSTY: Epitaph. He wins it by a half, according to this hare in the
NICELY: do. Paul Revere! I got the horse right here!
BENNY: chance. Valentine! I got the horse right here!
RUSTY: Telegraph, Epitaph! I got the horse right here!"
I remember all of that stuff, well most of it anyway. I have all of those songs on a Time Life CD. My mother\’s best friend\’s name was Irene so I definitely remember that one.
WOW this was interesting.. antihistamines were just getting used.. wow..those poor people before them who had to suffer so. Just came by to see ya and brag about our wonderful weather. Hope at least part of the 4th will be dry too. Have a great visit…take lots of pics! : )
Hi Barb,
Thanks for the memory!
Betty
Hiya Keed !! I\’m back form the darkside LOL ……hows tricks ? thot I\’d slide by and say "HEllo" blogs workin\’ again, and mebbe I\’ll have some time to mess with it….take care…. The OL\’ OutLaw