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The 1950's
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Smokey the Bear found after forest fire
A forest fire that happened in Lincoln National Forest burned 17,000 acres of forest, but one thing that survived was a lone bear cub that later became the spokesperson against wildfire. -
Korean War
This is the date that the Korean War begins. -
First Color TV Program Introduced
CBS broadcasted the very first color program on this date. -
Eisenhower Elected President
On November 4, 1952 the Republican nominee from New York won the presidential election becoming the 34th president of the USA. -
First Feature Length 3D Movie (Bwana Devil)
It was a drama based on the true story of the Tsavo maneaters(man-eating lions). It was written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler, and is considered the first color, American 3-D feature. It was released November 30th 1952. The film starred Robert Stack, Brabara Britton and Nigel Bruce. -
Yankee's Become First to Win 3 Consecutive World Series
On October 1-5, the Yankees had the world series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees won the first two games, while the Dodgers won two after that. In the end the Yankees won the last two games and took the world series for the third consecutive time. In the end the total attendance was 300,000 people. -
Mass Polio Inoculation
On February 23rd, 1954 the first mass vaccination of children began in Pittsburg, Pensylvania. The vaccinations were for the virus polio. Polio usually has no symptoms unless the virus gets into the bloodstream. In about 1% of cases, the virus enters the central nervous system. When it does this it can cause muscle weakness and different types of paralysis. -
Information About Millionares
In 1954 the number of millionaires was 134 million. When you think about that the people were coming straight out of the depression it is quite amazing that there was that many. -
Ray Kroc opens the first McDonald's
In Des Plaines, Illinois buisinessman Ray Kroc opens the first of what would become one of the biggest restraunt chains in the world, McDonald's. -
Rosa Parks Arrested on Bus
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African American woman, boarded a Montgomery City bus to go home from work. Back then, African Americans were supposed to sit in the back of the bus and give up their seat for white people. When asked to give up her seat Rosa said no. She was then arrested and accused of violating the ‘‘Jim Crow Laws’’. Her act inspired many civil rights activists. -
Segregation Declared Unconstitutional
In Montgomery, Alabama there was a boycott of public transportation, inspired by Rosa Parks. The boycott was lead by none other than Martin Luther King Jr. The boycott lasted over a year and ended on November 13th, 1956. The U.S. Supreme Court then ruled that the segregation law was unconstitutional. -
Little Rock Nine Get Army Escort to Attend White School
Three years before the supreme court had passed laws making segregated schools unconstitutional (desegregation). In September of 1957, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) registered 9 black girl to Little Rock Central high school. The tensions were very high among the whole school. The group of girls were referred to as The “Little Rock Nine”. The girls had to have escort to school, and worked in different classrooms. -
USSR Launches Sputnik I
The launching of Sputnik really sparked fear in the American public and inspired for there to be greater math and science in the public school system. -
Alaska Achieves Statehood
It was on July 7, 1958 when Eisenhower signed the Alaska Statehood Act, allowing Alaska to become the 49th state on January 3rd, 1959. Alaska had been trying to become a state for the last 30 years. Before that it was considered to be a military district.
