Great Combo: 1956 What a Year it Was! Book, DVD Greeting Card & Trivia Playing Cards

Description

This Flickback Gift Set is a combination of Flickback Media's 1956 DVD Greeting Card, 1956 Flickback Trivia Playing Cards, and 1956 What A Year It Was! book, together they make a perfect gift set for 50th Birthdays, Anniversaries & Reunions. The 1956 DVD features over 30 minutes of newsreels and archival footage covering Politics & World Events, People in the News, Sports, Movies, Fashion, Pop Culture, Music, Cars, Births, and Passings. The 1956 WAY Book is 160 pages of black & white images and historical facts from the worlds of politics, sports, fashion, pop culture and more. The 1956 Trivia Playing Cards are two decks in one, with a deck of regulation playing cards doubling as a set of trivia questions about 1956. The Cold War Era begins in the 1950's, with a decade full of the clash between capitalism and communism. Fidel Casto leads the Cuban Revolution, ousting dictator Fulgencio Batista. The Korean War sees the DPRK and the Republic of Korea in conflict for three years, with western powers heavily involved. The Soviet launch of the Sputnik I satellite ignites a space race between the USSR and the USA. At the end of Harry S. Truman's term in office, Dwight D. 'Ike' Eisenhower is elected president of the United States. Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American in Major League Baseball while the New York Yankees' roster features greats Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and Joe DiMaggio. Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Carey Grant are just some of the stars who grace the silver screen. Rock 'n' roll emerges as a fusion of Rhythm & Blues, Jazz, Pop, and Country influences, and Elvis Presley is the undisputed King. Through and through, the fifties was a decade full of people, places, and events that changed the course of human history forever.