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Texaco Star Theater
Fireside Theatre
Philco TV Playhouse
Your Show of Shows
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports
The Lone Ranger
Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
Hopalong Cassidy
Mama
POPULAR FILMS
Samson and Delilah
King Solomon’s Mines
Annie Get Your Gun
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cinderella
Born Yesterday
Father of the Bride
Broken arrow
All About Eve
Three Little Words
Introduced in 1950
Rolls-Royce Phantom IV
The Phantom IV is a British automobile produced by Rolls-Royce. They were only built for buyers whom Rolls-Royce considered worthy of the distinction: the British Royal Family and heads of state. Only eighteen were made between 1950 and 1956. Only 16 are known to still exist.
It is known that a boardroom decision was reached that it would be impractical and disruptive to production of standard models to attempt to build more than three Phantom IVs per year. No private customer other than royalty and heads of state ever took delivery of a Phantom IV. The first car was delivered to Queen Elizabeth II (then Princess and heir presumptive) on July 6 1950. This car is still used for state occasions.
The Great Brink’s Robbery takes place; $2.7 million was stolen from the Brinks Armored car depot in Boston’s North End. Police arrested all robbers five days before the statute of limitations for the theft ended.
James Dean made his acting debut in a commercial Pepsi Cola, The comic strip “Li;l Folks” was renamed “Peanuts”; Silly Putty is introduced to the public; The Korean War begins when North Korea invaded South Korea.
Cost of Living 1950
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.09%
Average Cost of new house $8,450.00
Average wages per year - $3,210.00
Average rent - $75 month
Average Cost of a new car - $1,510.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 18 cents
Ball Point Pen - 25 cents
First Class Postage Stamp - 3 cents
Children's Tricycle - From $14.00
Billboard Top 100
1950 Year-End Chart
“Good Night Irene” Gordon Jenkins & the Weavers
"Mona Lisa" Nat King Cole
"Third Man Theme" Anton Karas
"Sam's Song" Gary & Bing Crosby
"Simple Melody" Gary & Bing Crosby
"Music, Music, Music" Teresa Brewer
"Third Man Theme" Guy Lombardo
"Chattanoogie Shoe Red Roley
Shine Boy"
"Harbor Lights" Sammy Kaye
"It Isn't Fair" Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell