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U.S. Census
survey that determined the population. -
Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea and the UN and U.S came to help south Korea and China came to help north Korea. -
Rosenberg's espionage trial
They were U.S citizens who gave information about the U.S. to the Soviet Union. -
First Hydrogen bomb tests
In November, they tested out the first thermonuclear device and it was done by the U.S. -
McCarthy Congressional hearings looking for communist
Senator Joseph McCarthy claims he has a list with the names of over 200 communist and that they were the members of the Department of State. -
U.S. government agrees to train Vietnamese soldiers in Vietnam
John F. Kennedy and Nguyen Dinh Thuan agree for the soldiers to be trained by the U.S. -
Jimmy Hoffa arrested by FBI
he became a criminal who was convicted of jury tampering, attempted bribery, and fraud. -
Presidential Election of 1952
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower won the election against Democrat Adli E. Stevenson. -
CIA assists overthrow of government in Iran 1954
Iran overthrows it's government and reinstates the Shah of Iran and they stay an ally with the U.S. -
Polio Vaccines begin
A group of children from Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, receive the first injections of polio vaccinations created by Dr. Jonas Salk. -
Brown V. The Board of Education
A landmark case in the United States Supreme Court in which the court declared racial segregation to be unconstitutional. -
U.S government orders all public schools to be intergrated
After the Brown vs. Board of Education ruled that segregation was unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ordered that all school districts should intergrate -
Mcdonald's company founded by Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc joins the Mcdonald's company as a franchise agent and built the company into the most sucessfull fast food operation in the world. -
Disneyland opens
After a year of construction, Disneyland finally opens on April 17, 1955. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat
Rosa Parks refused to obey a bus driver's order to give up her seat in the colored section after the "white's only" section was full. -
Southern Congressmen resist desegregation with Southern Manifesto
A document written in Feb. and March of 1956 and what it did was that it opposed to racial integration in public places. -
Federal Aid-Highway Act
Was created to make highways safer for people by eliminating unsafe roads, inefficient routes, traffic jams and other things that would make the roads safe for travel. -
Presidential Election of 1956
Eisenhower ran for re-election. -
National Guard called to Little Rock, Arkansas Central High School
a group of white people gathered in front of Central High on the first day and the Governor had the National Guard come and block the black students from entering the school. -
Alaska becomes a state
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Hawaii becomes a state
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U.S. recognizes Fidel Castro as leader of Cuba
