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Korean War Begins
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English 3
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Transcontinental television begins with a speech by Pres. Truman.
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The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 removes racial and ethnic barriers to becoming a U.S. citizen.
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The first Corvette made
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Racial segregation is ruled unconstitutional in public schools by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Elvis Presley enters the United States music charts for the first time
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Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat is published.
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The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit.
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1959 - Alaska and Hawaii become the forty-ninth and fiftieth states.