1950 - 1959 By jthybault Jun 25, 1950 Korean War Begins Mar 29, 1951 Julius and Ethel Rosenburg found guilty of espionage They were sentenced to death Jul 27, 1953 Korean War Ends Dec 30, 1953 Colored Televisions Feb 23, 1954 First vaccine sent out to the public May 17, 1954 Outlawed Segregation in schools No more racial segregation. Feb 12, 1955 U.S. Government trains South Vietnamese Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus Dec 6, 1957 Attempt to send satellite into space fails by U.S Jan 7, 1959 Fidel Castro is now recognized as leader of Cuba