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Baby Boom
“Baby Boom” will describe the time period from 1946-1964, which saw an increase in population and, ultimately, stimulated the nation’s economy.
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Vietnam Veterans
Shunned by society and ignored by the government. This is the untold story of the Vietnam veterans left to endure the mental and physical scars they’d suffered alone.
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Cult of Domesticity
The Cult of Domesticity was a school of thought that middle and upper class women should be confined to the home and aspire to be model wives and mothers. But it wasn’t just men who thought that way, many women did too!
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#TheMoment a B.C. woman's 1957 'pizza pie' recipe went viral
In 1957, Kathy Brady recorded a cooking segment for CBC, introducing her recipe for a new dish known as 'pizza pie.' More than 65 years later, the clip blew up online.
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Pop-up soda shop brings the 1950s back to Stephenville
Poodle skirts were shaking and icecream floats were flowing at the Stephenville Regional Museum last weekend. A ‘rock and roll afternoon’ attracted many fans of the 1950s, and one group who accidentally (but hilariously) came dressed for...
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Canadian government apologizes to Inuit in Nunavik for mass killing of sled dogs
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree has formally apologized to Inuit in Nunavik for the federal government's role in the mass killing of sled dogs in the region in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Next UK government faces biggest debt challenge since 1950s – report
Sluggish economic growth and high national debt will leave the next UK government facing one of the bleakest fiscal challenges since the 1950s, experts have warned. Whichever party wins the election this year may be unable to fund...
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Waspi women will not receive compensation, Government confirms
Women affected by changes to the state pension age will not receive compensation, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has announced. Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi) have advocated for support for women who were born in...
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Explosion of RDS-37, the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested at the Semipalatinsk test site, November 22nd 1955
RDS-37 was the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested on November 22, 1955 at the Semipalatinsk test site. The weapon had a nominal yield of approximately 3 megatons. It was scaled down to 1.6 megatons for the live...
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Shock waves and destruction from Soviet nuclear bomb testing, 1950s
HD colour footage of shock waves from nuclear bomb testing. Montage. Filmed on 35mm. 1950s
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Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 heavy-bomber at the Semipalatinsk test site, with the RDS-37 hydrogen bomb. USSR, 1955
HD footage of a Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 heavy-bomber plane (NATO reporting name: Badger) at the Semipalatinsk test site, with the RDS-37 hydrogen bomb. Soviet Kazakhstan, 1955. Filmed on 35mm.
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Trees fall from the shock wave of a Soviet nuclear test at the Totskoye test site, USSR, 1954
Trees falling from the shock wave of a nuclear explosion at the Soviet nuclear test site, the Totskoye range (Orenburg Region). 1954. Filmed on 35mm.
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1950s: Periodic table of elements
1950s: Periodic table of elements. Chunk of silver.
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Aftermath of nuclear bomb test, USSR 1954
Shots of destruction after a nuclear explosion, 1954. Filmed on 35mm. HD.
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Explosion of RDS-37, the Soviet Union's first two-stage H-bomb, first tested at the Semipalatinsk test site, November 22nd 1955 (2K resolution)
2K resolution footage of RDS-37 was the Soviet Union's first two-stage hydrogen bomb, first tested on November 22, 1955 at the Semipalatinsk test site. The weapon had a nominal yield of approximately 3 megatons. It was scaled down to 1.6...
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1950s: Wife sits in living room and reads magazine
1950s: Wife sits in living room and reads magazine. Woman looks up. Woman turns and smiles.
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1950s: Restless husband sits in chair
1950s: Restless husband sits in chair. Man looks at bookcase. Man fidgets. Man picks up book and flips through it.
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1950s: Animated electrons swirl and spin around the nucleus of an atom
1950s: Animated electrons swirl and spin around the nucleus of an atom.
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1950s: Restless husband flips through book
1950s: Restless husband flips through book. Man drops book. Man leans back and clasps hands. Man rubs face. Man stands and kneels in front of television.
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United States, 1950s: Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson shake hands
United States, 1950s: Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson shake hands. Hogan walks on course. Long shot of crowd. Mike Turnesa putts ball. Hogan putts over other ball. Hogan hits ball in front of crowd.
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United States, 1950s: Close up of Motmot bird
United States, 1950s: Close up of Motmot bird. American hummingbird flying over pond.
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United States, 1950s: Tracking shot into bird house at Philadelphia zoo
United States, 1950s: Tracking shot into bird house at Philadelphia zoo. People in bird house.
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United States, 1950s: Women throw ticker tape from window
United States, 1950s: Women throw ticker tape from window. High angle shot of New York City parade. View down street of parade, ticker tape.
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1950s: Illustrated hydrogen atom
1950s: Illustrated hydrogen atom. Sign appears below hydrogen atom. Uranium rod with sign. Illustrated uranium atom. Sign appears below uranium atom. Hands unroll copper wire. Copper wire.