1951 Snapshot
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The Vibe
Pop Culture
Golden Age TV
Slang
"Daddy-O"
Price Check
Gas: $0.19
Notable Deaths
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Sinclair Lewis
Music & Style
Early Rock
World Affairs
Eisenhower Era
Korean War
Yearly Summary
- Global Events: The 22nd Amendment is ratified, limiting US Presidents to two terms. The first commercial computer, UNIVAC I, is delivered to the US Census Bureau.
- Culture & Mood: The 'Age of Anxiety' persists, but rock and roll begins to stir in small clubs. The first transcontinental television broadcast occurs.
- Fashion & Slang: Structured 'New Look' dresses; a popular guy is a 'Daddy-O.'
- Fun Fact: The first color TV program was broadcast by CBS this year, though almost no one owned a color TV yet to see it!