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President Truman orders construction of Hydrogen Bomb
On January 31st, President Harry S. Truman publicly announced that he supported the construction of a Hydrogen bomb. The Hydrogen bomb was hundreds of times more powerful than atomic bomb. The United States had lost its nuclear power over the Soviet Union only 5 months prior to President Truman annoucning his support for the Hydrogen bomb to be made. -
First Modern Credit Card Introduced
The first bank credit card was indroduced in 1951 at New York's Franklin National Bank. That credit card could only be used for loan customers and the bank's account holders. Then in 1958, American Express created a purple credit card that could only be used for travel and entertainment purposes. But a year after that in 1959, American Express came out with a credit card made of plastic. All previous credit cards were made of cardboard or celluloid. -
Korean War Begins
The Korean War started when soldiers from North Korea crossed into South Korea. When North Korea crossed into South Korea and began to attack them it was the military action of the Cold War. In June, America had joined the war to help South Korea. American Officals felt as if the war was agaisnt communism. In July 1953, The Korean War ended. About 5 millions soliders died in the war. -
First "Peanuts" Comic created
The first peanuts comic come out on October 8,1950. It was written by Charles M. Schulz. The comics are about a small group of young children. There names are Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus van Pelt, Lucy van Pelt, Peppermint Patty, Woodstock, Schroeder, Sally Brown, Marcie, Pig-Pen, Frieda, Franklin, Shermy, Little Red-Haired Girl, Violet andRerun van Pelt. -
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Her first comedy movie was As Young as You Feel. It came out in June 15, 1951. Then she went on to be in such comedies as O. Henry's Full House, Monkey Business,Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,There's No Business Like Show Business andThe Seven Year Itch. She died on August 5, 1962. -
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. Lucille Ball was in a lot of comedies. Her first comedy was Three Little Pigskins. She did other comedies like Follow the Fleet, That Sorrowful Jones, Miss Grant Takes Richmond, Fancy Pants,The Fuller Brush Girl, The Long, Long Trailer, I Love Lucy, The Facts of Life, Critic's Choice, Yours, Mine and Ours and Mame,Happy Anniversary and Goodbye . She is most famous for her show I love Lucy. She died on April 26, 1989. -
I Love Lucy
The first episode of I love Lucy came out of October 15,1951. It starred Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley,Keith Thibodeaux and Kathryn Card. I love Lucy is about about lucy and her husband Ricky Ricardo (who is a singer and bandleader) and her group of friends. The show ended on May 6, 1957. -
Truman Signs Peace Treaty with Japan Officially Ending WWII
On September 1951, 49 countries signed a peace treaty with Japan. Countries like The United States, The United Kingdom, Brazil, Poland, Peru, Iran, Iraq, Egypt and many more countries also signed the treaty. -
Polio Vaccine Created
American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announced that he had successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis. That is the disease that causes Polio. Polio attacks the nervous system and causes paralysis. Salk's vaccine was tested on nearly two thousand school age children. -
Doris Day
Doris Day was born on April 3rd, 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was married 4 times. In 1941-1943, she was married to Al Jorden. In 1946-1949, she was married to George Weidler. In 1951-1968, she was married to Martin Melcher. In 1976-1981, she was married to Barry Comden. She was an Animal Welfare Activist. She was most popular in the 1950s and the early 1960s. She was the star of her own show called The Doris Day Show from 1968-1973. She was in a series of really popular musicals in the 1950s. -
Segregation Ruled Illegal in U.S
In the court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the united states decided that racial segregation is unconstitutional in the public school system. This decision brought an end to federal acceptance of segregation. -
Mr. Hulot's Holiday
Mr. Hulot's Holiday come out on 16 June,1954. It is a 114 Minutes. It starred Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Micheline Rolla, Valentine Camax, Lucien Frégis, Suzy Willy, Marguerite Gérard, Louis Pérault, André Dubois, Raymond Carl and René Lacourt. -
Ray Kroc Opens First Mcdonald's
Ray Kroc Opens First Mcdonald's in 1955 in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines. The resturant menu was only cheeseburgers, hamburgers, fries, and drinks for only a couple cents each. -
The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch was a romantic comedy. It came out in 1955. It starred Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Sonny Tufts, Robert Strauss, Marguerite Chapman, Oskar Homolka, Carolyn Jones and Roxanne. It was Directed by Billy Wilder. -
Disneyland Opened
Disneyland opened on July 17th, 1955 in California. It was the only Disney park designed and built while Walt Disney was alive.
But Disneys opening day was a mess. They lacked water and water on a hot 100 degree day. There was counterfeit tickets. There were major traffic jams. Some of the rides broke down. -
James Dean
James Dean was born on February 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana. James Dean was in such movies as Giant, Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden. He was in TV shows like The Bigelow Theatre, Tales of Tomorrow, The Stu Erwin Show, Treasury Men in Action, The Philco Television Playhouse, You Are There, Robert Montgomery Presents, Crossroads, Lux Video Theatre, Kraft Television Theatre, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars and many more. He died in a car crash in September 30, 1955. He was buried in Indiana. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to give up her seat on a Bus
Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. December 1, 1955 she refuses to her bus driver James F. Blake's give up her seat to a white man. She wasn't the first African American to go against the bus boycott. She made other contributions in the civil rights movement. She died on October 24, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott Begins
The Boycott started on December 5, 1955. It ended on December 20,1956. 4 days before the boycott began, Rosa Parks wouldn't give up her seat of the bus to a white man in Montgomery. She got arrested and fined for it. The boycott began on the day on Rosa Parks hearing in court and lasted 381 days. The U.S Supreme court ruled that the buses were to be integrated. One of the leaders of the boycott, Dr. Martin Luther King was a national leader of American Civil Rights. -
Dr.Seuss publishes The Cat in the Hat
Dr.Seuss was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. His real name is Theodor Seuss Geise. The story is about white and black cat with a large white and red striped hat and a large bow-tie. Dr.Seuss illustrated and wrote the book. The Cat in The Hat went on to be a movie on November 8, 2003. The movie starred Alec Baldwin, Mike Myers, Dakota Fanning, Spencer Breslin and Kelly Preston. Dr. Seuss went on to write a lot of other childrens books. He died on eptember 24, 1991. -
NASA founded
NASA was founded on July 29, 1958 in The United States of America. It was founded by Dwight D. Eisenhower. NASA is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA has a budget of 19.5 billion dollars. NASA has been around for 58 years. -
Mon Oncle
Mon Oncle came out on November 3, 1958.It starred Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie, Lucien Frégis, Alain Bécourt, Betty Schneider, Yvonne Arnaud. The director is Jacques Tati. Mon Oncle is about a man who loves tiny apartments in the city, and he can't understand why his sister and family were moved suburbs. -
The Mouse That Roared
The Mouse That Roared came out on July 17, 1959. It starred Peter Sellers, David Kossoff, Leo McKern, MacDonald Parke, Austin Willis, Monte Landis, Timothy Bateson, Colin Gordon and Alan Gifford. It was directed by Jack Arnold. The Mouse That Roared is about people who live when their entire economy falls apart. -
The Sound of Music Opens on Broadway
The Sound of Musics first show was on November 16, 1959. The music is by Richard Rodgers. The lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II. The book was by Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay. It starred Theodore Bikel, Brian Davies, Kathy Dunn, Stefan Gierasch, Michael Gorrin, Kurt Kasznar, Evanna Lien, Mary Susan Locke, Marion Marlowe, Patricia Neway, Lauri Peters, Muriel O'Malley, Marilyn Rogers, William Snowden, Joseph Stewart and Sue Yaeger. -
The Honeymooners
The first episode of The Honeymooners came out on October 1, 1955. The show starred Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph, Sheila MacRae. The creator of the show is Jackie Gleason. The show follows these people around as they try to strike it rich. The last episode aried on September 22, 1956. -
Frank Sinatra Movies
Frank Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey. He is most famous for his music. His music was all over movies in the 1940s-1980s. His most famous song is My Way. The song came out in the early 1969. He died on May 14, 1998.
