Memories of the past

Pee-Wee Herman-August 27

MAJOR EVENTS: Dwight Eisenhower elected President over Adlai Stevenson by wide margin. King Farouk of Egypt is ousted by a military coup. General Mohammed Princess Elizabeth of Britain coroneted queen upon the death of her father, King

George VI Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Richard Nixon defends himself against

charges of maintaining a secret slush fund in his "Checkers" speech, broadcast on national television

Britain develops atomic bomb. Bangladesh Martyrs Day (martyrs of Bengali Language Movement) 15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki, Finland 1st human birth televised to public (KOA-TV Denver, Colo)

BUSINESS & ECONOMY: Green-tinted chlorophyll becomes a popular aulitive to a variety of food and

medicinal products as a breath aid (a benefit soon to be disputed by many doctors and scientists)

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: First contraceptive pill developed Dr. Jonas Salk develops polio vaccine

SPORTS: World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn, 4-3 Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland John Cobb sets a water speed record of 206.89 m.p.h. on Loch Ness, Scotland; is

killed in process

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: Songs: It Takes Two to Tango, Your Cheatin’ Heart, Wheel of

Fortune TV Shows: Our Miss Brooks, Jackie Gleason Show, I Love Lucy,

Dina Shore, Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Books: The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemmingway; East of Eden, John Steinbeck; The Grass Harp, Truman Capote; The Power of Positive Thinking, Norman Vincent Peale

Revised Standard Version of the Bible published

EVERYDAY LIFE: 1952 presidential campaigns are the first to be broadcast on

television Microwave ovens made available for domestic use; first models

are the size of refrigerators and cost over $1,200

Shoveling coal into stoves and heaters

Coke bottles that come in a wooden case

Rotary dial phones and party lines

Washing machines with wringers

Live TV and radio shows with live commercials and only 1 sponsor - "You can trust your car to the man who wears

the star."

Lights and toilets with pull chains

Pedal-driven sewing machines

Bottle caps with cork inside them

Services by horse cart or truck – milk, cheese, fruit, amusement rides, vegetables (The ice cream truck may still come

around, but it's not driven by the "Good Humor Man".)

House calls by doctors

Malt shops with juke boxes

S & H Green stamps

Automats

Manual typewriters, then electric typewriters

Mimeograph machines and carbon paper

Telegraph offices

Glass milk bottles

Sock hops and poodle skirts

Black & white movies and TV westerns

Love, Yasmin