Chapter 29 By bridgar Nov 1, 1946 Republicans win both houses May 7, 1947 First Levittown announced Jan 1, 1948 Truman orders end of military segregation Jan 1, 1949 Minimum wage raised from 40 cents to 75 cents Jan 1, 1950 Gwendolyn Brooks wins Pulitzer Prize Mar 31, 1951 UNIVAC is marketed commercially Nov 18, 1952 Edward Murrow starts See It Now Jan 1, 1953 McDonalds trademarks Golden Arches May 17, 1954 Brpwm v. BOE Apr 12, 1955 Polio Vaccine Dec 1, 1955 Bus Boycott in Montgomery Dec 5, 1955 Rosa Parks Arrested Jun 29, 1956 Federal Aid-Highway Act Signed Sep 1, 1957 Little Rock Nine Denied Entry Sep 9, 1957 Civil Rights Act of 1957 Sep 23, 1957 Little Rock Nine Escorted In Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik Launched Jan 31, 1958 Explorer 1 Launched Nov 28, 1958 Charles Van Doren Cheats on Quiz Show Twenty-one Feb 1, 1960 African American college sit in in Greensboro
