1950's By afamato 50 Baby Boom 46-64 Spanned the entirety of the 50s. It began in 46 and ended in 64. 50 Beatniks 50-59 Spanned the entirety of the 50s. 50 The Korean War Begins 51 Douglas MacArthur was fired by Truman 51 Television "I Love Lucy" 52 Dwight D. Eisenhower Was Elected 53 Korean Armistice Agreement 54 Brown v. Board of Education 55 Rosa Parks Montgomery Bus Boycott 55 Warsaw Pact 55 Rock n' Roll 56 Elvis Presley 56 Marylin Monroe 56 "In God We Trust" 57 Senator McCarthy Dies 57 Civil Rights Act of 1957 57 Sputnik "Space Race" 58 NASA 59 Soviet Union Launched Luna 2 59 Alaska and Hawaii Become States