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President Truman approves Hydrogen bomb construction
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First organ transplant (kidney)
*not exact date, sometime in early 1950 -
Postwar Baby Boom begins as birthrate rises dramatically
*not exact date, continues throughout decade -
Korean War starts
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Rock and Roll Begins
*not exact date -
Transcontinental and Colour Tv introduced
*not exact date -
King George VI died
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Immigration and Naturalization Act
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Joseph Stalin dies
*dies from a massive heart attack -
DNA discovered
*not exact date -
Queen Elizabeth's Coronation
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First Atomic Submarine Launched
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Report released that says cigarettes cause cancer
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Birth Control Pill Trials begin
*not exact date, continuous event -
Racial segregation ruled unconstitional in public schools
*not exact date in june -
Warsaw Pact signed
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Winston Churchill re-elected Prime Minister of Great Britain
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Vietnam War begins
ends 1975 -
Soviet satelittle 'Sputnik' launched
launches "Space Age" -
NORAD Radarr Systam
Located close to North Pole to detect missile attack from Soviets on North America. -
Alaska becmes a part of the U.S.A.
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Antartic Treaty
International Treaty makes Antartica a scientific preserve
