A place in timeÉ
SHERIDAN JUNIOR HIGH
June, 1955
Disneyland opens in Anaheim, CalifoniaÉ
Rosa
Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AlabamaÉ
Albert
Einstein diesÉ
Sugar
Ray Robinson wins the World Middleweight boxing titleÉ
McDonaldÕs opens its first restaurantÉ
$64,000 Question IÕve
Got a Secret
The Life of Riley Your
Hit Parade
I Love Lucy The
Red Skelton Show
This is Your Life Dragnet
Arthur Godfrey WhatÕs
My Line?
Mr. Peepers You
Bet Your Life
Milton Berle Captain
Kangeroo
MOVIE THEATERS
Arion Ritz Princess Hollywood
Campus Varsity
Gopher State RKO Pan Orpheum Radio City
Lyric Aster
Blackboard Jungle Calamity
Jane Picnic
Rebel Without a Cause Lady
and the Tramp Oklahoma
The Seven Year Itch IÕll
Cry Tomorrow Mr.
Roberts
Battle Cry Seven
Brides for Seven Brothers
Avg
income: $3,962/yr Minimum
wage: $0.75 Average
house: $17,200
Average
car: $1,950 Corvette:
$3,250 Gas:
$0.29/gallon
Bread: $0.18/loaf Milk:
$0.92/gallon Eggs:
$0.79/dozen
Movie:
$0.12 Candy
bar: $0.05 Popcorn:
$0.05
45 rpm records: $0.89 Stamps:
$0.03 Post
cards: $0.02
Pez Frisbee Slinky Duncan
Yo-Yo
Colorforms Mr
Potato Head Plastic
Army Men
Ko Ko Mo Perry
Como
Earth Angel* The
Penguins
Honey Comb Jimmy
Rogers
Once I had a Secret Love* Doris
Day
Hey There* Rosemary
Clooney
Love Letters in the Sand* Pat
Boone
Rock Around the Clock Bill
Haley and His Comets
I Believe* Frankie
Lane
Mule Train Frankie
Lane
Love is a Many-Splendored Thing* The
Four Aces
Sincerely* The
McGuire Sisters
Till I Waltz Again With You* Teresa
Brewer
Only You* The
Platters
Unchained Melody* Al
Hibbler
Moments to Remember* The
Four Lads
Ballad of Davey Crocket Fess
Parker
A Blossom Fell* Nat
King Cole
Dance With Me Henry Georgia
Gibbs
Heartbreak Hotel Elvis
Presley
Wimoweh The
Tokens
*Cheek-to-Cheek Dancin and Makeout Songs...remember?