- "My 'rangs are tricked out like a 1950s pimp."
- ―Captain Boomerang to Slipknot[src]
This is a timeline of events that occurred during the 1950s.
Undated events[]
- Wayne Chemicals is founded.[1]
- An Alert Station is built on Ellesmere Island, Canada.[2]
- Etta Candy and Diana travel to New York City, where they take a photo together in front of the city skyline from out on the water.[3]
- Powers Hotel is built by the Powers family on the Upper East Side of Gotham City.[1]
- During this decade Max Lord lives with his parents. including his abusive father.[3]
Births[]
- Emil Hamilton is born.[2]
- In the first half of the decade, Martha Kent is born.[2]
1950[]
- Falcone's is founded in Gotham City. Its menu will remain unchanged since its foundation.[1]
March[]
19th[]
April[]
28th[]
1951[]
- Jonathan Kent is born.[7]
- Bill Metcalfe is born.[8]
December[]
6th[]
- J. Edward Bromberg dies.[9][4]
1952[]
- The Daily Planet newspaper moves into its first Metropolis offices.[1]
- Albert Pratt is born.[10]
August[]
8th[]
- Robin Ophelia Quivers is born.[4][11]
October[]
9th[]
- Sharon Osbourne is born.[4][12][11]
1953[]
January[]
20th[]
- The Truman administration ends.[13][14]
June[]
19th[]
- Chris-Pin Martin dies.[9][4]
August[]
7th[]
December[]
14th[]
1954[]
- Charles Wayne dies.[9][16]
- This date was featured in a "Historical Timeline of Kansas" in Weisinger Primary School.[7]
January[]
12th[]
- Howard Stern is born.[4][11]
July[]
1st[]
- "Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend" is released by Marilyn Monroe.[17]
13th[]
- Frida Kahlo dies.[4][17]
September[]
3rd[]
- Eugene Pallette dies.[9][4]
1955[]
- Harry Kent Jr. is born.[7]
- The character of Burger King makes his first appearance.[13][6]
March[]
- The character of Alfred E. Neuman makes his first appearance.[13][18]
August[]
6th[]
- Janet Beecher dies.[9][4]
October[]
14th[]
- Arleen Sorkin is born.[4][17]
December[]
15th[]
- "Folsom Prison Blues" is released by Johnny Cash.[19]
1956[]
- A third expansion is made to Fawcett Central School.[20]
January[]
3rd[]
- Mel Gibson is born.[4][6]
June[]
5th[]
11th[]
- Joe Montana is born.[4][11]
August[]
11th[]
- Jackson Pollock dies.[4][21]
September[]
12th[]
- Sam Brownback is born.[4][22][23]
16th[]
- David Copperfield is born.[4][14]
December[]
2nd[]
- Kent Shocknek is born.[4][9]
1957[]
January[]
26th[]
30th[]
- Payne Stewart is born.[4][11]
May[]
2nd[]
- Silas Stone is born.[25]
July[]
21st[]
- Jon Lovitz is born.[4][11]
1958[]
- A fourth expansion is made to Fawcett Central School.[20]
- Rampling is born around this year.[2]
February[]
16th[]
June[]
7th[]
- Prince Rogers Nelson is born.[4][25]
August[]
29th====
- Micheal Jackson is born.[4][26]
October[]
8th[]
- Neil deGrasse Tyson is born.[4][9]
November[]
15th[]
- Tyrone Power dies.[4][9]
1959[]
March[]
9th[]
April[]
10th[]
- The novel Psycho is published, featuring the first appearance of Norman Bates.[13][19]
June[]
14th[]
- Buzz Sawyer is born.[4][3]
October[]
23rd[]
- Nancy Grace is born.[9][4]
December[]
3rd[]
- Temel Kotil is born.[1][4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wonder Woman 1984
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 Sometimes the DC Extended Universe alludes to people who exists or existed in our world, and it is assumed they were born and died on the same day in the universe, for timeline purposes.
- ↑ Wonder Woman
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Peacemaker: 1.05: Monkey Dory deleted scenes
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Man of Steel
- ↑ Man of Steel: The Early Years: Junior Novel
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- ↑ Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Atom Smasher
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Peacemaker: 1.05: Monkey Dory
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Peacemaker: 1.01: A Whole New Whirled
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Sometimes the DC Extented Universe alludes to events which happened in our world, and it is assumed they happened on the same dates in the universe, for timeline purposes.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization
- ↑ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Daily Planet newspapers
- ↑ Empire magazine revealed a photograph of Bruce Wayne in his family crypts. This contains dates of birth and death for Wayne family members.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
- ↑ Peacemaker: 1.06: Murn After Reading
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 The Suicide Squad
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Plaque of Fawcett Central School posted by David F. Sandberg on Twitter in April 2019.
- ↑ Suicide Blonde
- ↑ Man of Steel List of Deleted Scenes
- ↑ Man of Steel - Prop Lois Lane newspaper
- ↑ Batman v Superman WWII Newspaper prop
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Justice League
- ↑ Shazam! Fury of the Gods Special: Shazamily Matters
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