Life in the 1950´s in the States was very placid, low criminality and hope.
In Washington DC. you could leave your bicycle on your front lawn all night and next day it was still there.
It was what one could call the Elvis Presley era.
Teenagers liked to dress in blue jeans, black leather jackets,
boots with thick leather belt called "bombers"
Boys hair do varied between , Elvis type, Flat Top, and side Wings.
Rock and Roll, was the music and Jitter Bug, the dance.
Most people believed in God and respected religion, this created an inner strength in Americans, principles were strong.
"Norman Rockwell" was America´s artist who pictured life in the 1950´s ( see : www. Norman Rockwell)
In those years America had come victorious from World War II
had helped Russia, China, Australia, France and England win the war and had become the first world power in the world.
Eisenhower, the man who had led the American forces to victory in Europe, and he was president.
Americans still did not see the future problems they would have to face
For the moment they looked eye to eye at the future and with confidence
