A snapshot of the year
1950
In the White House: Harry S. Truman
The soundtrack and the screen
The number one song
Goodnight, Irene
by Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers
Top movie of the year
King Solomon's Mines
Best Picture winner
All About Eve
Academy Awards
On the bestseller list
The Cardinal
by Henry Morton Robinson
The nation and the world
In the White House
Harry S. Truman
Time Person of the Year
The American Fighting-Man
The story of the year
The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea.
Nobel Peace Prize
Ralph Bunche
On the field
World Series champions
New York Yankees
Baseball
Pro football champions
Cleveland Browns
NFL
Life and the times
Born this year
Stevie Wonder
Motown singer and songwriter
We said goodbye to
George Orwell
author of 1984
New that year
First Diners Club credit card issued
Everybody was into
Television ownership exploded across America
What things cost
Figures are representative US averages for 1950, drawn from federal and industry records.