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US Census
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Korean War
War began when began when North Korea invaded South Korea. The United Nations and United States helped South Korea. The Soviet Union helped North Korea. -
First Hydrogen bomb tests
The first hydrogen bomb test was tested on the island of Elugelab in Enewetak Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean. -
Presidential Election of 1952
Republican candidate Eisenhower won by a landslide. This ended a stretch of democratic presidents which lasted 20 years. -
Containment policy of communism
The United States uses containment as a strategy to stay away from communism. -
Rosenberg’s espionage trial
Rosenburg was executed after being charged of committing espionage for the Soviet Union. She transmitted top secret information about the atomic bombs and other weapon prototypes to the Soviet Union. -
CIA assists overthrow of government in Iran 1954
The Iranian military with financial support from the United States overthrows the government of Mohammad Mosaddeq. -
McCarthy Congressional hearings looking for communists
The hearings were used as an investigation between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy. The army had accused a former aide of McCarthy to give special treatment to G. David Schine. The media and communist scare both made an effect on the outcome of the hearings. -
Brown V. The Board of Education
Brown V. The Board Of Education was a trial where the court declared that segregated schools was unconstitutional. A young girl with the last name of Brown wanted to go to school with the other white girls in her community. The court then ruled that "separate but equal" in schools is constitutional. -
Polio vaccines begin
The Polio vaccine is given by injection into the mouth. The first vaccine was inactive and was available as public use in 1961. -
McDonald’s company founded by Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc joined the McDonald's corporation which soon after became the most successful fast food operation in the world. -
U.S. government agrees to train Vietnamese soldiers in Vietnam
Kennedy makes an agreement with Thuan(South Vietnam) to have direct training and combat supervision of the Vietnamese under American troops. -
Disneyland opens
Biggest theme park opens in California. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the public bus when a white person tells her to get up since "blacks sit in the back." -
Southern Congressmen resist desegregation with Southern Manifesto
Written in opposition of racial segregation of public places. The manifesto was signed by 101 representatives. -
Federal Aid-Highway Act
President Eisenhower signed the act to start a 10 year construction of highways in the United States. -
Presidential Election of 1956
Eisenhower successfully ran for re-election against Stevenson who he beat four years earlier. -
U.S. government orders all public schools to be integrated
Although Brown V Board of Education ruled that "separate but equal" is unconstitutional, it wasn't until 1957 when schools began to truly desegregate. -
National Guard called to Little Rock, Arkansas Central High School
Little Rock Nine was a group of 9 African American students who went to school at Arkansas Central High School. The nine students were not allowed into the school by the governor of Arkansas until president Eisenhower came to intervene. -
Jimmy Hoffa arrested by FBI
Jimmy Hoffa was an American Union leader who was arrested by the FBI for his organized crime in jury tampering, bribery, and fraud. -
Alaska becomes a state
Alaska becomes the 49th state. -
Hawaii becomes a state
Hawaii becomes the 50th state. -
U.S. recognizes Fidel Castro as leader of Cuba
After Fidel Castro takes over as leader during the Cuban revolution, the United States recognizes Castro as the leader of Cuba.
