Ford discontinued the Edsel in 1959.

In 1969, Ho Chi Minh, President of North Vietnam died in office.

In 1963, Kodak introduced the Instamatic camera.

In 1955, consumers became attached to a new device first marketed as 'Velcro.'

A U.S. President's service is limited to two terms when ratified by the 22nd Amendment in 1951.

"American Bandstand" was telecast coast-to-coast in 1957.

NBC's Huntley and Brinkley became TV's first co-anchors in 1956.

Vince Lombardi retired as coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1968.

On May 1st, 1967, Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu married after an 8-year relationship.

President Eisenhower mixed religion and politics when he added 'under God' to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954.

Also in 1954, Hitchcock's "Rear Window" opened, and urban apartment living was never the same.

In 1957, Pat Boone's "Love Letters In the Sand" took the #1 spot for seven weeks to become his biggest hit.