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1950
Telephone was introduced -
1950
korean war began -
1951
colored tv was invented -
1953
Dna was discovered -
1953
korean war ends after three years of non stop fighting -
1953
Oklahoma Sooners spanned five seasons from 1953 to 1957. The longest winning streak in Division I FBS history started with a 19-14 win over Texas in the Cotton Bowl and has yet to be approached by any team -
1956
In a sport where people are literally gunning for your head, Marciano proved unflappable. He successfully defended his title six times during his career and stepped down unscathed in 1956. -
1957
Dr. Suess published Cat in the Hat -
1958
NASA was founded -
1959
Joe Louis successfully defended his title 25 times before retiring in 1959. That is the definition of protecting what is yours. -
1961
Gogolak's 41-yard field goal during Cornell's '61 season was the first by a soccer-style kicker, and it changed the kicking game forever. -
1961
Ernie Davis was the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961, breaking his own barriers and providing an example for the thousands of athletes to follow in his footsteps. -
1963
16th street baptist church bombing in Birmingham,Alabama -
1963
Martin Luther King Jr. made his "i have a dream" speech then assassinated in '68. -
1964
Nike was introduced January 25, 1964 -
1965
voting rights act -
1967
First Super Bowl -
1968
Mike Powell has since eclipsed the record by two inches, but we'll never forget Bob Beamon's 1968 thrashing of the existing record long jump by almost two feet (29'2.5"). -
1969
Neil Armstrong apperently became the first man on the moon. -
1969
U.S. bombs North Vietnamese positions in Cambodia and Laos -
1970
Vince Lombardi victories in the first two Super Bowls left quite the shiny legacy and provoked the league to rename the trophy after the legendary coach in 1970.
