SEPTEMBER - 1949
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| Irna Phillips, creator of the first TV soap opera, These Are My Children |
Popular Culture
- George Orwell's book Nineteen Eighty-Four is published
- 45 rpm discs are introduced
- First Polaroid sold for $89.95
- "A" You're Adorable " by Perry Como
- "Mule Train " by Frankie laine
- FILM Twelve O'Clock High
- First Polaroid Camera sold for $89.95
- Frank Sinatra stars in "On The Town" with Gene Kelly
- Rodgers and Hammerstein debut the musical "South Pacific" on Broadway
Top Songs
- Riders in the Sky - Vaughn Monroe
- That Lucky Old Sun - Frankie Lane
- You're Breaking My Heart - Vic Damone
- Some Enchanted Evening - Perry Como
- Slipping Around - Jimmy Wakely and Margaret Whiting
- I Can Dream, Can't I - The Andrews Sisters and Gordon Jenkins
- Cruising Down the River - Russ Morgan
- A Little Bird Told Me - Evelyn Knight
- Mule Train - Frankie Laine
- Jealous Heart - Al Morgan
Top Movies
- Adam's Rib
- All the King's Men
- Battleground
- Beyond the Forest
- Champion
- Gun Crazy
- The Heiress
- Kind Hearts and Coronets
- On the Town
- Orpheus
- The Reckless Moment
- The Third Man
- Twelve O'Clock High
- Whisky Galore!
- White Heat
Top Books
1949
1. The Egyptian Mika Waltari
2. The Big Fisherman Lloyd C. Douglas
3. Mary Sholem Asch
4. A Rage to Live John O'Hara
5. Point of No Return John P. Marquand
6. Dinner at Antoine's Frances Parkinson Keyes
7. High Towers Thomas B. Costain
8. Cutlass Empire Van Wyck Mason
9. Pride's Castle Frank Yerby
10. Father of the Bride Edward Streeter
How Much things cost in 1949
1. The Egyptian Mika Waltari
2. The Big Fisherman Lloyd C. Douglas
3. Mary Sholem Asch
4. A Rage to Live John O'Hara
5. Point of No Return John P. Marquand
6. Dinner at Antoine's Frances Parkinson Keyes
7. High Towers Thomas B. Costain
8. Cutlass Empire Van Wyck Mason
9. Pride's Castle Frank Yerby
10. Father of the Bride Edward Streeter
How Much things cost in 1949
- Yearly Inflation Rate U.S.A. -0.95% UK 2.6%
- Average Cost of new house $7,450.00
- Average wages per year $2,950.00
- Cost of a gallon of Gas 17 cents
- Average Cost of a new car $1,420.00
- Minimum Hourly Wage Rate 70 cents per hour
- Bacon per pound 50 cents
- Dobbs Hat $8.50
- Kitchen Table and Chairs $100.00
Technology
Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use)
- The first automatic street lights are installed in New Milford,
- 45 rpm Record - USA
- The world's first commercially available computer The Ferranti Mark 1 Released
What Events Happened In 1949
- Ecuador - 6.75 Richter scale earthquake in Ecuador kills 6000 and destroys 50 towns
- Russia - Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb.
- NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Established
- Germany - Federal Republic of Germany officially founded
- Indonesia - gains it's independence From Netherlands
- Germany - Berlin Airlift officially comes to an end on
- China - The Communist People’s Republic of China is proclaimed under Mao Tse Tung.
- Taiwan - Republic of China / Taiwan on the island of Formosa comes into being following the defeat by Mao Tse Tung
- Switzerland - The Geneva Convention is agreed providing an agreement on the treatment of prisoners
- U.S. - RCA Perfects a system for broadcasting color television
- U.S. - First Polaroid Camera sold for $89.95
- U.S. - President Harry S. Truman authorizes $16 million in aid forPalestinian refugees
- U.S. - The Emmy Awards for US Television first presented
- U.S. - First Volkswagen Beetle The Peoples Car sold in US
- Germany - The first car with a Porsche badge is shown
- UK - De-Havilland Comet first commercial passenger jet airliner test flight
- South Africa - Apartheid Made official Policy of National party in South Africa
- Canada - Newfoundland Joins Canada Confederation
- United States - NBA National Basketball Association NBA Comes Into Being
Born This Year
- Larry Holmes
- Jeff Bridges
- Lionel Richie
- Bruce Springsteen
- John Belushi
- Patrick Duffy
- Gloria Gaynor
- Maurice Gibb
- Andy Kaufman
- Jessica Lange
- Meryl Streep
- Vera Wang
- Sigourney Weaver
