What was Happening in 1949?

 

1949

This is the year that my mother, Glenna, met my father, Allan.  This is a picture from their honeymoon.

What else was happening that year?

• Minimum wage is set at $.75 an hour
• South Pacific , a musical by Rogers and Hammerstein
• Records cut- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Ghost Riders in the Sky; Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend; Mona Lisa
• New radio show - Dragnet
• T.V. shows - The Life of Riley; the Lone Ranger
• The New York Yankees defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers to take the World Series
• Silly Putty is introduced
• Tokyo Rose goes on trial

It helps you put things in perspective to see what was going on around family members as important personal milestones where happening.