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February 3, 2022
Humphrey Bogart Dies
Humphrey DeForest Bogart – December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957
Bogart’s breakthrough to stardom came with High Sierra (1941) and The Maltese Falcon (1941).
His private detectives, Sam Spade (in The Maltese Falcon) and Phillip Marlowe in The Big Sleep), became the models for detectives in other noir films.
His role with Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca (1942), earned him his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
The Caine Mutiny (1954) earned him another Best Actor nomination.
Bogart also won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role opposite Katharine Hepburn in The African Queen (1951).
A heavy smoker and drinker, Bogart died from esophageal cancer in January 1957.
Source: Wikipedia
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January 31, 2022
Wham-O Produces First Frisbee
In June 1957, after learning that Yale students we’re tossing empty Frisbie Pie Company pie tins as sport, the Wham-O Company branded a disc called “Frisbee.”
When Wham-O changed their marketing strategy to promote Frisbee use as a new sport, their sales increased markedly. The rest is history.
Source: Wikipedia
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January 27, 2022
Eisenhower Doctrine
In January 1957 President Eisenhower declared that US forces could be deployed to protect the territorial integrity and political independence of nations from overt armed aggression by any nation controlled by international communism.
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January 24, 2022
Candy 1950s
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January 20, 2022
Cost of Living in 1956
House: $9,550Average income: $4,454
Ford car: $1748-$3151
Milk: $.97
Gas: $.23
Bread $.18
Postage stamp: $.03
Chuck Pot Roast: $ .33 lb.
Spareribs: $.39 lb.
Cabbage: $.04 lb.
Eggs, doz.: $.45
Coffee: $.69 lb.
Carnation Instant Chocolate Drink, 10oz.: $.33
Rheingold Beer, 6, 12 .oz cans: $1.20
https://fiftiesweb.com/pop/prices-1956/
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January 17, 2022
The Daily Worker
In 1924 the Communist Party USA began publishing the Daily Worker newspaper in in New York City. At its peak, the newspaper achieved a circulation of 35,000. Contributors to its pages included: Robert Minor and Fred Ellis (cartoonists), Lester Rodney, David Karr, Richard Wright, John L. Spivak, Peter Fryer, Woody Guthrie and Louis F. Budenz.In support for the early stages of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, the Daily Worker opened the paper for discussion. But, despite widespread dissension in the Party, the Daily Worker ultimately endorsed Moscow’s suppression of the Hungarian uprising.
As more Americans left the Party, the editor and many staff members of the Daily Worker resigned. The final issue of the Daily Worker appeared on January 13, 1958.
Source: Wikipedia
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January 13, 2022
Hungarian Uprising
In October 1956 a countrywide revolution arose against the Stalinist government of the Hungarian People’s Republic and the domestic policies imposed by the USSR.
In November 1956, after initially agreeing to negotiate the withdrawal of the Red Army from Hungary, the USSR invaded the country. 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Red Army soldiers were killed.
Source: Wikipedia
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January 10, 2022
January 6, 2022
The Polish Revolution
The Poznań protests of 1956 (Poznański Czerwiec) were several massive protests against the communist government of the Polish People’s Republic.
In June 1956 demonstrations by workers demanding better working conditions at Poznań’s Cegielski Factories were met with violent repression. An estimated 100+ people were killed and hundreds more sustained injuries.
The Poznań protests were an important milestone on the way to the Polish October and the installation of a government with less Soviet control.
Source: Wikipedia
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January 3, 2022
Suez Canal Crisis
In June 1956 the 74-year British occupation of the Suez Canal ended.
In July 1956 the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, nationalized the Suez Canal.
In October 1956 Israeli brigades invaded Egypt and advanced toward the canal, routing Egyptian forces. Britain and France demanded that Israeli and Egyptian troops withdraw from the canal, and they announced that they would intervene to enforce a cease-fire ordered by the United Nations.
In November 1956 British and French forces began occupying the canal zone—but growing opposition at home and by U.S.-sponsored resolutions in the UN stopped the Anglo-French action.
In December 1956 the UN evacuated British and French troops.
In March 1957 Israeli forces withdrew.
Source: Wikipedia
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