1950s

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  • Korean War Begins

    Korean War Begins
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    The Korean War Began on this day.

  • 22nd Ammendment Ratified

    22nd Ammendment Ratified
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    The 22nd Ammendment of the Constitution is ratified, limiting a president to only two terms.

  • Segregation Ruled Illegal on Interstate Bus Lines

    Segregation Ruled Illegal on Interstate Bus Lines
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    Bus lines are no longer to outlaw people because if their race on buses anymore.

  • First Person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest

    First Person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest
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    Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mt. Everest.

  • Brown vs. Board

    Brown vs. Board
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    The law of seperated schools is changed on this date.

  • Polio Vaccine Created

    Polio Vaccine Created
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    Dr. Jonas Salk created a successfull polio vaccine that saved many people. It was released on this day.

  • The Suez Crisis Starts

    The Suez Crisis Starts
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    Egypt's president, Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal upsetting the British and the French.

  • Sputnik Launched

    Sputnik Launched
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    The first satelight to be launched into space. It started the space race.

  • Explorer I is Launched

    Explorer I is Launched
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    The first satelite made by the United States is launched into space.

  • Alaska Becomes a State

    Alaska Becomes a State
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    Alaska became the 49th sate of the U.S. on this day. President Eisenhower signed the bill that allowed Alaska to be a state.