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Historical Events of The 1950s

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).

Fidel Castro Becomes Dictator of Cuba

Castro and his newly recruited rebels used guerilla tactics against Batista's troops. On January 1, 1959, Batista admitted defeat and left the country.

Sputnik

The Soviet Union launched the first artificial Earth satellite into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957

Hungarian Revolution

Nationwide revolt against the peoples republic of Hungary and its Soviet-imposed policies. From October 23, 1956-November 10, 1956.

Rosa Parks

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man while riding on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks' refusal to leave her seat sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and is considered the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement.

Segregation Ruled Illegal

On May 17, 1954, the law was changed. In the landmark Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision

Color TV Introduced

(1951)

CBS introduced the first color television broadcast

Korean War

On 25 June 1950, the Cold War suddenly turned hot and bloody. Within a few days, North Korea's invasion of South Korea brought about a United Nations' "police action" against the aggressors. That quickly produced heavy military and naval involvement by the United States.

Discovery of DNA Molecule

Great Smog of 1952

The first structure of the DNA molecule was discovered in 1953 by Watson and Crick

From December 5 to December 9, 1952, a thick fog settled on London. Although there was no great panic at the time, the smog proved to be very deadly. During the five days it hovered over London, the smog killed 4,000 people. In the following weeks, another 8,000 people died from exposure to the Great Smog

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