Flashback to 1957 - A Timeline of Life in America
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1957: Post Office in financial trouble. 2021: Post office in financial trouble.
1957 a stamp was 2 cents, 2021 a stamp is 52 cents.
2048 : Post office in financial trouble .
@@06BIBOI 2050 Post office bankrupt. Declares chapter 11 and closes all post offices.
@@stuarthirsch wrong. Mail will be delivered by privatising the US Mail. UPS, FED EX, DHL, and Amazon will all bid and get various sections of the USA to take care of.
@@matrox STILL, a bargain!
Every Sunday evening in '57 our mother read to my brothers and I a chapter of "Little House on the Prairie". These are my greatest memories of her because she died of cancer in 1965.
Sorry for you loss.
There was recently a very good American Masters on PBS about LIW-it turns out her daughter Rose had a lot to do with the books also-I'm glad she did or we never would of heard of Laura or her family otherwise-I'm glad you are able to have those nice memories of your mom :)
I don’t remember 1957 because I was 3 years old. I do remember that my uncle had a station wagon car at the start of this video.
Tender memories...We recently lost a family member to cancer. May your dear mother Rest In Eternal Peace, and may you long keep her remembrance alive.
My sincere condolences. 💔
these just are not long enough.. I told my kids ( NOW GROWN), I would go back to those days in a flash if I could, they said then you wouldn't have us, I said well we all have to make sacrafices...
😂
😹😹 love it!
😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😁😁
LOL!!
Mood
On 8/5 of that year,"AMERICAN BANDSTAND" debut.The late,great Dick Clark was the host.
The story goes that when Jerry Mathers and his mother showed up for his audition for LITB, he appeared very nervous. When he was asked if he was nervous about the audition, he said, no, he was nervous about missing his Cub Scout meeting. His mother was dismayed at his response, but that made him even more appealing to the producers.
And the rest that they say is history.
I was 7 in 57 . Starting 2nd grade .. We were dirt poor. No inside plumbing, had to haul water from a spring to the house about a quarter mile with a mule and wagon. A 3 room house with Mom, Dad and 8 siblings.. Gravy and biscuits and sometimes eggs for breakfast when the chickens laid enough to go around. Beans, potatoes and garden produce for supper. Had 2 milk cows, churned butter, worked the garden and grew tobacco. No air conditioning. 2 window fans.. Outhouse.. All clothes and shoes were hand me downs.. Joined the Army, went to Nam, came back and served 5 more years. Saved some money and bought a floundering business. Went broke 5 times, but never gave up. Eventually turned it into annual sales over a million dollars. Selling and retiring in 2 weeks. Always envied the Cleavers and all the other family shows of the era. Wanted to pattern my life after them. Guess I was somewhat successful in doing so. The morals they had, the class they had. A long gone era never to return. Only to be replaced by a society of lustfulness, greed, hatred and selfishness, all out in the open.. SO SAD ..
i was born June 24th . Great to see this Birthday present!
I'd love to go back to 1957 in my Delorean with the Flux Capacitor and buy every Gibson Les Paul and Fender Stratocaster I could find. 🎸
Hell, I would go back and buy a few 1957 Chevrolet Bel Airs. Now that is a car.
I have six brothers, all older. Five are now gone. The one closest in age to me (three years) was born on 9/9/57. He's the only brother left.
Did they borrow money from you and not pay you back.
@@dwightpowell6673
"The Ballad of Fourty Dollars" by Tom T. Hall.
@@dwightpowell6673 😆😆
Absolutely no mention of a 57 Chevy! How on Earth can you miss that?
57 Chevys were no big deal then bro,We drove them to work to the store,I had sev nice cars,59 Chevy impala,2 dr ht 348 p glide white red int,I had a 66 Bonneville convt, fact 421 4 spd,Sev Chevys a 65 283 4 spd,66 Sport Fury Plymouth.1966 Chevy Imp SS 327 4 Spd junked it brother needed an engine,I bought sold&Junked cars,I would be rich today😊
@@packingten Was looking at a '59 Biscayne, 2-door post with the 348 and 'Muncie 4-speed, but ended up getting a RED '60 Ford Sunliner with the 352ci 360HP(gross) and 'three on the tree'. Wasn't as fast as that Biscayne, but what a CHICK MAGNET! Sorry, Chevy guys!!
Agree!!
@@packingten true, but we're looking back in retrospect, most of these things were not a big deal then
@@packingten I have been eyeing the 57 Chevy since at least 3 years old in 1960 or earlier. I new they were something special and would always point them out from the back seat of our 55' Rocket 88 Olds. My uncle had a brand new 57 Chevy.
I was born in 1957...a very good year! Oh, for the "good ole days" of childhood innocence! Thanks for posting. I love your channel!
Same here
Me too!
@@wdfamily_027 Me three.
Me too Dec. 16 57 !
August 3rd 1957
I was born in February of 1957....my father was in the Marines at that time and he knew John Glenn, he even flew with him and said "Never Again".....apparently John Glenn was a little wild when he flew!
I was 5 in 1957 - and American optimism was very high- everyone was ready to explore the future-.including outer space.
Recollection Road is (just about) the best series on You-Tube. Certainly the best worth viewing.
This is REAL history.
Not the fabricated, revisionist nonsense served up so often (and fed to children) now days.
Born in 57, enjoyable to see what it was like for my parents at this time.
1957 were among my first and fondest childhood memories.
Yet another of my older sisters was born this year(DEC 6) and that was it for a long time.
i was 4 years old and addicted to Mickey Mouse Club, Stan Boreson, Wanda Wanda, and Captain Kangaroo.
Christmas 1959 I got a Mickey Mouse club guitar for Xmas. I was 2, almost 3.
I ADORED Captain Kangaroo!
You were not addicted to MY favorite, 'HOWDY DOODY' hosted by Buffalo Bob?
Saturday morning was great fun.
damn this series is so touching, nostalgic--thank you, gawd I miss my youth and
world I grew up in.
I was watching the "Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums" episode of "I Love Lucy" this weekend and found myself laughing like crazy at a couple spots --- that show still holds up after 70 years.
I love this channel!!
I was born in 57. Sad what our country has turned to. Wish It could of stayed the same.
YEAH, I BET YOU DO...😏
I was born in '57, too. I totally agree.
Things are better now in America than it ever was. You have a natural biased view. The future will be even better.
@@chiwawa130 The USA is living on borrowed time, in several aspects. It resembles 4th Century Rome, more than anything else.
Yeah with segregated schools
I was in high school in 1957. Those of us from those days have arrived at what I call the "dying decade." We now look back and are grateful to have lived in the 1950s.
Daphne Miller, I was in high school too and remember it all with sweet memories.
@@opaulamorgan4265 Happy to hear from you! We had some good teen years, I think. I know not everyone can say that, but I hope you can.
@@daphnemiller6767 yes, I can say that! When I saw the time you posted your reply, I thought, she is really up early, but maybe in a different time-zone! I, myself, am up earlier than usual, only those of us who were born into it would know how special our generation was. Thanks for replying.
@@opaulamorgan4265 You can never tell time by my activities. I often stay up all night. Makes taking meds a big problem for me.
In 1957 I came home from the hospital in a 1952 Rocket 88 Oldsmobile 2 door coup.😁
WOW!
Speaking of Oldsmobiles, an acquaintance of mine, the late Helen Early, wrote a history of the Oldsmobile called "Setting The Pace." This is a coffee-table book with many fine photos. Helen worked for Oldsmobile forever and was a very well respected authority on Oldsmobile history. The book was first published in 1996 and is still available on-line. I just now Googled it.
@@TheOzthewiz Yep..thats what I said as I soiled my diaper.🤣
I was born in 1957, you covered way more than I had ever heard of for that year in any retrospectives!
I was born in 1957. Luck of the draw in my opinion. Science and Math education was well funded. The elementary school near my house was .6 mile each way daily walk and pretty good teachers. Actually two were horrible, but 6th grade Miss Pitt was fantastic. Gosh I hope she did well. Junior High was a zoo. Senior High was still very good. University of Rhode Island was a great education.
Dad could afford a house we moved into when I was 2. I have small memories of living above Grandma's house before then. It was bare bones in my memory anyway.
Nice little neighborhood in Rumford RI. No curfews, no sidewalks, very few cars on the little street as it was not a through street. We ran around and played unsupervised. I do remember being bored often. Some of the kids in the neighborhood just did not interest me. So lucky I guess not to fall into drugs or drinking as many did
This was clearly a very interesting year in US history !
I was 5 yrs old. But I remember back than.
I was 6 years old in 1957, and I remember being in parochial school with 45 students in the class----and one nun. The nuns were strict disciplinarians, and we had homework every night. But I remember Christmas most of all. Every neighbor had a live tree in the living room picture window, plastic candles glowed in the front windows, and people actually went around singing carols. My mother always had candy canes to distribute to the carolers when they stopped at our house. People had spotlights focused on the big wreath on their front door, and some of the neighbors who were handy had wooden Nativity scenes, snowmen, reindeer, and even Santas in sleighs. We considered ourselves lucky if we got one big gift like a Flexible Flyer sled and then some books and clothes. Christmas was not as elaborate and commercial as it is now, and everyone went to church on Christmas Day. That week off between Christmas and New Year's meant we could use our new sled or skates to break in, and we always had snow---sometimes up to 3 feet. One neighbor stood outside in the backyard every night with the garden hose going full tilt---every winter she made a wonderful skating rink in her backyard for her three children.
The ring took up the entire backyard, and I felt like a million dollars when the girls asked me to skate in their backyard. Those were times when parents knew where their children were.
Everyone knew the neighbors, and doors were always open for children to come in and play.
I'm glad I can remember those times----and I wish those times could have lasted forever.
1957 was a great year for 'Vette's. I always wanted one. Also the Thunderbird. Wanted one of those, too!
Well, the U.S. Post Office was a Federal AGENCY. A Responsible to the public to carry and deliver mail. In the early 70's Nixon ended the agency selling its assets to a private corporation the US Postal service which like the private Federal Reserve which is legally responsible to no one outside of its stock holders. Real.great!
i like the 1958 vette better with the quad headlights and 9 tooth grill
I love this series! Keep them coming!
I was born in February of that year, in a hospital in Hollywood. I always felt like I was living on the cutting edge of the future.
You neglected to mention that a week or so after that Vanguard rocket exploded on the launchpad, the Soviets put Sputnik 1 into orbit, the first artificial satellite and the official opening of the Space Age.
We had a Rambler station wagon that looked very much like the car in your first photo and we watched those TV shows in reruns.
The Little Rock Nine was history we grew up learning all about.
Actually Sputnik was launched October 4 1957, months before the Vanguard attempt.
On 11/1,The Mackinac Bridge opens to Traffic for the very 1st time in history.
1957 was one of the best years in history. It was the Epitome of the 1950s decade.😉
I was born January 1957, the best year ever. How could you not mention the launch of Sputnik in September that year ? It was a very big deal at the time.
It certainly was. My neighbors were staring up in the morning sky hoping the sun would reflect off of it so it could be seen.
YES! This was the official start of the 'space race'!
He didn't mention the '57 Chevy either🤔
@@a.rosesrbleu9580 Best car ever made! Definitely should have been mentioned.
The Sputnik went up on October 4, just two days after I was born.
Thank you for all these precious informations about that time. I am 22 years old and I’m european, so compared to many other people I don’t really have anything to do with old America but still, I’m obsessed with the 50s and the 60s. People just seemed happier during these decades. I wish I could travel through time, nowadays almost everyone is stucked to their phone and is spending most of their time on social medias. Teenagers and young adults are paying more attention to virtual relationships than reality. It’s a sad world we live in. Don’t get me wrong, I am myself part of this new generation but I’m doing my best to distance myself from all those bad habits to made us become lazy and less outgoing.
Anyway great video, makes me nostalgic for a time that I didn’t even know ! And I’m sorry if I made some mistakes, english isn’t my first language.
Well Caroline I was born in 1951,They all say how great a bill signed in late 1964 helped America IT DIDN'T You tube censors EVERYTHING If you. Tell the truth,The not caucasian have taken Our country down 100 fold. Of course I cannot explain I doubt this will last. But we were happy in 50s&part 60s LBJ ruined America with his policies. He done it for vote and money. The war sold oil for him,war material for his buds.We are now being taken apart brick by brick again read between the lines Caroline have nice day.
@@packingten I have no doubt that the political situation in America was much better a few decades ago. Unfortunately, every politician has only one goal and that is to make more money, no matter if it destroys the traditional values of the country...
Have a good day as well !
@@carolineinthe60s You are very wise and discerning for someone who is only 22 years old, and your English is excellent, much better than the English spoken and written by most Americans! I would not be surprised to see you get some romantic inquiries from your post and maybe some marriage proposals, too!
@@fredericmartin7148 Ohhh, thank you so much for your kind words ! That’s very sweet of you. I’m always feeling insecure about my english so this means a lot to me.
You think so haha ? That would be great though ;)
@@packingten Thx your tRumpturds for destroying democracy 1/6/21..
Rock N Roll -- hated and celebrated.
57 chevy & my birthday. We never had TV dinners but a lot of beans & hamhocks.
so much better than TV dinners, nothing better than mamas home cooking and way healthier
I joined the Air Force in 1957 retired in 1978
I was born in 63, but the world had not changed much.
America was a exporting factory country. Small owner operated business were the norm.
Money bills were silver notes and dimes and up were silver.
AND corporations were STILL in the 90% tax bracket...............which is where they SHOULD BE now!
And then came Clinton and NAFTA .. And all the politicians jumped on the bandwagon and obtained overseas portfolios and reaped in their millions while our unemployment lines extended for miles and miles.. I HATE A DAMN POLITICIAN .. They suck the blood right out of the same people who elected them to office..
@@classickruzer1 What?
The first was oil. In 1970 oil extraction started to wan. At first oil sales to other countries slowed, then stopped, then there was not enough oil for the US. After that America was becoming an import country.
Afterwards, by the late 70s factories closed and were moved over seas. Then the small owner operated business start failing.
All through the 80s in to the 90s the newspaper were full of middle class jobs being moved over seas, millions of them.
I was born in 63, I was around and had a front row seat to all of it.
@@cyclenut F Y I - China became a major manufacturing nation in the late 90's and early 2000's when the MAJORITY of U S jobs were shipped there and to Mexico, not the late 70's.. Clinton served from 1993 - 2001 ...
@@classickruzer1 OK.
1st in the late 70s factories stared moving to other countries, including China. The factories DID NOT move all at one time. Factories continued moving well into the 90s.
China did not become what it is today overnight nor did the US.
It is simple as 2+2
I just love this series...I was born in 1950 and Im following right along with ya!We had that ford wagon until 1966!OMG I was never so happy as when we had tv dinners.My mother was a gross cook..lol.
Born in 1950 too. My mother was an excellent cook. That said, I loved TV dinners.
Why did your dad stay married to her if she couldn't cook.
Turned 7 on the day the Dodgers left Brooklyn, my favorite team. Wish I still had all those baseball cards.
I was 7 also and lived in Brooklyn, it was not a happy day!
I was 17 in 1957 and remember it well. It was a great time still but things were beginning to change and not for the better!
Its mostly white people who say that!
@@geneobrien8907 Being WHITE is one of the TEN things I thank God for EVERY DAY!!!
@@larrydewein401 Tell someone who cares, I don't.
@@geneobrien8907 You replied - - you cared! LOL
I remember on Golden Girls they flashed back to 1957 and Sophias husband said "what a day. The dodgers are moving out your mother's moving in." Lol
They made a beautiful car that year a 1957 Chevrolet
It is very soothing to watch these presentations, hear your voice and to listen to your choice of soothing background music. All this while strengthening my grasp of our history. Thank you.
I was five years old then... thank you , RC for such great memories and some not so great.
I was a teenager during the 50s thanks
Ah, memories. Thanks.
Still watch this movie!
Excellent episode.
Frisbees came from Connecticut's Frisbee PIE Co. Ppl threw pie pans, outside on break. If you have an original Frisbee pie pan, it's worth a LOT of $$$$. & I used to hear that all the time, even back in the 70's!!! And eating a tv dinner, in front of your tv????!!!! Mom's back then, were Home, & cooked. A tv dinner was, a treat, like a pizza & movie at home, is a treat, for little kids. Or a quick meal for babysitters to give kids.
No mention of 'hula hoops'.
The year that the Space Age officially began. On October 4, by coincidence. I just enjoy history so I have a delight for videos like this.
I began reading LIW books in 5th grade, 1952. Loved them.
i loved 1957 ,my youth became alive then, Elvis,rocknroll, sc-fi movies seemingly endless came to theaters,so much fun,i remember going out on our front yard to watch sputnick sail overhead9did not see a thin) american bandstand,mickey mouse club-such a year ,it was.i even had a crush on my 4 th grade teacher,that was so strong i named one of my children after her (miss Ryan).WOW!ste street i lived on patero way in long beach,ca,its never left my heart. what a great time it was for me-i have a million stories.thanks for your always tasty videos👍
I visited Graceland in 2016 and I recommend it for all Elvis fans.
I was there in 04 ... fantastic 🎸🎼🎵🎶🎵
I visited twice in the 80s. My mom (who was a HUGE Elvis fan) got yelled at for touching the couch in the TV Room. LOL!
Was there any cocaine inside Graceland when you did the tour? Did you look a Elvis' Lion Commode?
@@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736 The second floor family rooms are private. The rooms are not included in the tour.
He only paid $100,00 for it. Wow.
Ironic that I was born the year Laura Engalls Wilder died, since it was her books , about 10 years later, that turned me into a life long reader , sort of a reading junkie if you know what I mean. A conservative estimate, 300 books per year for 57 years or 17,100 books. So little time, so many books. Lol
Great video.
It was the year my dad retired from army & we came back to USA from Europe. I didn’t want to leave Switzerland & pitched a fit but it didn’t help 🥴🙄
I know exactly how you felt...I grew up in Germany until September 1972...I lived in Mannheim Germany and my dad wanted retire and move to VA....My mon and my sister wanted to stay in Germany.....he told us we would...but pulled the rug out....I’m still pissed all these years....I was born in 1960
@@gregb8759 did you speak German?
@@gregb8759 why didn't your mom just leave him . divorce him and stay?
Don't blame you.
I was born on January 9, 1957, two days after my mother's 21st birthday.
One of my brothers was born in 1957.
@Mark rapacki Nope
Cool video. It was a couple years before I was born but as always you all did a great job covering it. Simpler time when most everyone Liked Ike.
Honorable mention should go to Buddy Holly as well. 1957 was really the breakout year for The Crickets (That'll Be the Day, Maybe Baby, Peggy Sue, and an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show). Love Buddy's stuff. I actually got to play around on a Rickenbacker electric bass that Buddy gave away as a gift. Turns out the father of the owner of this music store I used to frequent was a sound engineer in the 50s and he stepped in to help Buddy finish some recordings when Buddy was in a bit of a pinch. In return for staying all night, Buddy handed the bass over because I guess this guys dad made a comment about how much he liked it. I guess Buddy went electric with the bass tracks in the studio. At least he did that day. Anyway, it was neat playing around on an instrument that belonged to Buddy Holly.
February 1959...............the day THE MUSIC DIED! Still have sad memories!
Best days of humanity the 50s
12.04.2021
Oct. 26, 1957 here !!🎂🤓👊
My birth year. Number one hit was "Tammy" by Debbie Reynolds.
Also the year the Detroit Lions won a championship. They have ONE playoff victory since then.
Lions 38 Cowboys 6. 4 years later Cowboys had 3 more titles.
November 11, 1957 I will never forget it! T'was a Monday.
October 4, 1954...you highlighted the debut of "Leave it to Beaver"...but it was my father's birthday
Bit of a jarring transition from Leave it to Beaver to Ed Gein.
Cant forget Hank Aaron and world series champion Milwaukee Braves.
We only had 48 stars on our flag when I was born (in May 57).
0:30 what a beautiful car! Perfect for road trips.
Was 7 then...never had a tv...never had Swanson dinners...my dad bought and cooked healthy food...we always had studebaker station wagons..loved going to the drive in theaters in our pajamas 😂😏
My dad was career Navy, we spent 56-58 stationed in PI.
my parents were both 20, and in the Army, my mom in Texas my dad in Korea, it would be a while before their discharge ticket would come along. me.
Hey Richard ,Hope you're doing well ,Can we get to know more about each other if you wish ?If yes then send me an email sandrabemah1k@gmail.com or message me on Hangouts ,We can exchange pictures & video chat
I was born in 1957 when America 🇺🇸 was great !
i was born 1957
@@scrappyjunk8793 the best time to grow up ✌
don't feed the Trump troll
Me, too!
Make America Great Again!!!
The Vanguard: an embarrassment. I recall many rocket failures before the Army team headed by Von Braun made a reliable rocket based on the old V-2. In Florida we watched closely.
The launch reached 4'. Kid toys can reach that today. Leave it to Beaver remains popular to this day. Why? Because people still want to see innocence as opposed to violence. Maybe?
I was -3 then
You forgot the launch of Sputnik! Pretty important event. Spurred US entry into the space.
also...and a minor event you failed to mention...the launch of Sputnik!
Major Professional Sports Champions in 1957:
- MLB World Series: Milwaukee Braves defeated New York Yankees 4-3 (Oct. 2-10)
- NBA Championship Series: Boston Celtics defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-3 (March 30-April 13)
- NFL Championship Game: Detroit Lions defeated Cleveland Browns 59-14 (Dec. 29)
- NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins 4-1 (April 6-16)
always so good your stuff,,,, it's just ? > Something about how it's ended,,,,,,,just WEIRD? I cannot quite explain it. The endings are so............... Abrupt, I guess.
I was born in 1957 but of course I don’t have any memory of it
On 10/3 of that year,The Real McCoys debut at 8:30 P.M.(7:30 Central).
$100,000 for Graceland? According to Rolling Stone, the property now has an estimated market value of $718 million.
Ike was one the most under rated presidents in modern American history.
He was one of MY favorites...................this coming from a 'lefty'!
I was born December 30,1957.
Wow
Hey Mattew ,Hope you're doing well ,Can we get to know more about each other if you wish ?If yes then send me an email sandrabemah1k@gmail.com or message me on Hangouts ,We can exchange pictures & video chat
Sputnik was born in 1957 as well.
You did not mention that on October 4, the same day "Leave It To Beaver" premiered, so did the Russian satellite Sputnik.
20 years later elvis would die at graceland and 46 years later their still coming young and old.
nice but finished way to soon,as always i appreciate and like your videos
I was born 10/01/51. For six great years I was an only child living large. 09/19/57 my brother was born. It was all downhill for me after that🤣🤣😂😂.
The American Golden Age. 🇺🇲
I turned 11 in September of that year. That was also the time of what was known as the Asian flu pandemic.
No mention of the Edsel car?
Edsels were introduced to the world on September 4, 1957 "E-Day" for the model year of 1958.
@@joelfrombethlehem I remember those!!! & later on I learned what a lemon they were. We never had one, but we had the other lemon! A Stuterbaker or whatever...!!
The less said about those, the better.
It was not a good car.
@@elizabethbowie9753 Studebaker? Bought a new '58 Studebaker 'Silver Hawk' (no supercharger) in '58. It was a QUALITY BUILT car, better than the stuff from the 'big three'!
I wasn't born in 1957, but -- well, the sperm that won the race did so in October 1957. I like to think I started as the space age did. And I've outlasted Sputnik.
Gleen inspired, "it puts the lotion on?"
(Autocorrected to Glen, ironically.) My sister attended Muskingum college in Ohio, John Glen's home.
I was born in 1910.