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Dr. Spock publishes his book, which told how to care for a child. The book would find itself in millions of homes.
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A brief recession just before the post-war boom takes place.
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Truman stresses the New Deal and areas in need of reform in his speech.
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Post-war production begins to meet up with demand once again, with the GNP reaching $318 billion, 50% more than 1940.
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Another recession occurs during the post war boom. Brief.
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Republicans lose some power, and Eisenhower's relations with Congress drop.
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Eisenhower signs legisation extending social security and raising minimum wage.
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The landmark decision to ban segregation in schools was handed down. This completely nullified the Plessy v Ferguson case which allowed seperate but equal schooling.
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Rosa Parks violates a city ordinance by stating that she would not get out of her seat for a white man. She was jailed, which helped fuel the Civil Rights movement.
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Passed after a 12 year delay, the act would give funds for the creation of a 41,000 mile interstate highway system.
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Eisenhower is re-elected by a large margin.
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The beats movement starts with the publishing of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road.
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Governor Faubus blocks 9 black students from attending Little Rock High School. Results in the calling of 1000 paratroopers to enforce the precedent set by Brown v Board of Ed., grant the kids access to the school, and to guard them.
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The U.S. is hit by another recession in the Fall of '57.
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Sputnik was launched, becoming the first ever satellite in space. Started the space race with the U.S. and caused many people to start wearing tin foil hats.
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The American Vanguard rocket explodes during its launch. The rocket was considered a flop, referred to in the papers as Kaputnik.
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The first American satellite in space. Carried more sophisticated equipment than Sputnik.
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Established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act, NASA would be the U.S.'s goto space agency.
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The National Defense Education act is passed, provding federal funding to schools for higher education opportunities.
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The federal debt reached an peace-time high at $12 billion.
