1st Grade (1954-1955)
There were no class photos taken in first grade.
1955 Trivia
World Series Champions: Brooklyn Dodgers
NFL Champions: Cleveland Browns
NBA Champions: Syracuse Nationals
Stanley Cup Champs: Detroit Red Wings
U.S. Open Golf: Jack Fleck
U.S. Tennis (Men/Ladies): Tony Trabert/Doris Hart
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Tony Trabert/Louis Brough
NCAA Football Champions: Oklahoma
NCAA Basketball Champions: San Francisco
Kentucky Derby: Swaps
The Hotties and Fashion Icons: Marilyn Monroe, Ava Gardner, Dorothy Dandridge, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Doris Day, Kim Novak, Lana Turner
"The Quote": "Now it's time to say good-bye to all our company, / M-I-C... , Jimmie: See you real soon. Mouseketeers: K-E-Y...
Jimmie: Why? Because we like you! Mouseketeers: M-O-U-S-E!" - Mickey Mouse Club
Time Magazine's Man of the Year: Harlow Curtice
Miss America: Lee Meriwether (San Francisco, CA)
Miss USA: Carlene King Johnson (Vermont)
The Scandals: Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama on December 1, 1955. This event of peaceful protest was a catalyst for the civil rights movement in the United States. Dr. Joyce Brothers was disliked by the producers of The 64,000 Question, and her opponent was coached. They purposely asked her a boxing question, figuring a girl wouldn't get the answer. She did. John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Lee Van Cleef, Agnes Moorehead and Dick Powell all died of cancer, probably from filming The Conquerer near a Nevada nuclear testing site.
Celebrity Car Death: James Dean
Nerd News: TV remote control becomes public. Microwave oven was invented. The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published by the Guinness Brewing Company following a debate in a pub (tavern) over the fastest species of european gamebird. It is the Wood Pigeon. The fastest bird of prey would be the Peregrine Falcon. You've been there. Pretty much everybody has visited a McDonalds since it first opened in 1955. Two labor unions, the AFL and the CIO unted to become the AFL-CIO. Vladimir Nabakov's Lolita was published. US publishers were initially reluctant to associate themselves with such a controversial work.
1st appearances & 1955's Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents: Tonka Trucks, Play-Doh (off-white), Bild Lilli dolls (predecessor to Barbie), Pluto Paltter Flying Saucer (um, a frisbee type item)
Best Film Oscar Winner: Marty
1955 Most Popular TV shows: 1. The $64,000 Question (CBS), 2. I Love Lucy (CBS), 3. The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS), 4. Disneyland (ABC), 5. The Jack Benny Show (CBS), 6. December Bride (CBS), 7. You Bet Your Life (NBC), 8. Dragnet (NBC), 9. The Millionaire (CBS), 10. I've Got A Secret (CBS)
1955 Billboard Number One Songs: Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes, Let Me Go, Lover - Joan Weber, Hearts of Stone - Fontane Sisters, Sincerely - McGuire Sisters, The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes, Unchained Melody - Les Baxter, Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & his Comets, Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller, Love Is a Many - Splendored Thing - The Four Aces, Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams, Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
NFL Champions: Cleveland Browns
NBA Champions: Syracuse Nationals
Stanley Cup Champs: Detroit Red Wings
U.S. Open Golf: Jack Fleck
U.S. Tennis (Men/Ladies): Tony Trabert/Doris Hart
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Tony Trabert/Louis Brough
NCAA Football Champions: Oklahoma
NCAA Basketball Champions: San Francisco
Kentucky Derby: Swaps
The Hotties and Fashion Icons: Marilyn Monroe, Ava Gardner, Dorothy Dandridge, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Doris Day, Kim Novak, Lana Turner
"The Quote": "Now it's time to say good-bye to all our company, / M-I-C... , Jimmie: See you real soon. Mouseketeers: K-E-Y...
Jimmie: Why? Because we like you! Mouseketeers: M-O-U-S-E!" - Mickey Mouse Club
Time Magazine's Man of the Year: Harlow Curtice
Miss America: Lee Meriwether (San Francisco, CA)
Miss USA: Carlene King Johnson (Vermont)
The Scandals: Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama on December 1, 1955. This event of peaceful protest was a catalyst for the civil rights movement in the United States. Dr. Joyce Brothers was disliked by the producers of The 64,000 Question, and her opponent was coached. They purposely asked her a boxing question, figuring a girl wouldn't get the answer. She did. John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Lee Van Cleef, Agnes Moorehead and Dick Powell all died of cancer, probably from filming The Conquerer near a Nevada nuclear testing site.
Celebrity Car Death: James Dean
Nerd News: TV remote control becomes public. Microwave oven was invented. The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published by the Guinness Brewing Company following a debate in a pub (tavern) over the fastest species of european gamebird. It is the Wood Pigeon. The fastest bird of prey would be the Peregrine Falcon. You've been there. Pretty much everybody has visited a McDonalds since it first opened in 1955. Two labor unions, the AFL and the CIO unted to become the AFL-CIO. Vladimir Nabakov's Lolita was published. US publishers were initially reluctant to associate themselves with such a controversial work.
1st appearances & 1955's Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents: Tonka Trucks, Play-Doh (off-white), Bild Lilli dolls (predecessor to Barbie), Pluto Paltter Flying Saucer (um, a frisbee type item)
Best Film Oscar Winner: Marty
1955 Most Popular TV shows: 1. The $64,000 Question (CBS), 2. I Love Lucy (CBS), 3. The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS), 4. Disneyland (ABC), 5. The Jack Benny Show (CBS), 6. December Bride (CBS), 7. You Bet Your Life (NBC), 8. Dragnet (NBC), 9. The Millionaire (CBS), 10. I've Got A Secret (CBS)
1955 Billboard Number One Songs: Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes, Let Me Go, Lover - Joan Weber, Hearts of Stone - Fontane Sisters, Sincerely - McGuire Sisters, The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes, Unchained Melody - Les Baxter, Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & his Comets, Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller, Love Is a Many - Splendored Thing - The Four Aces, Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams, Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford