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The Cold War was a period in history where tensions, mostly between the U.S. and Soviet Union were high.
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Mickey Mouse became famous in the Early 50s. That guy is the producer of Mickey Mouse, and his name was UB Iwerks. It was invented by disney land. It was produced to replace the Cartoon Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, who was also created by disneyland.
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North Korea invades South Korea, resulting in heavy military and naval involvement by the United States.
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It limited a president's control to two terms. This happened after Roosevelt spent 4 terms in office.
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Anne Franks Diary. Was founded by her father, Otto Frank, when he returned to Amsterdam after the war. He was the only survivor of that family. Was translated into 50 different languages and wold more than 25 million copies. Described as being an auto graph book bound with red-and-white checkered cloth and with a small lock on the front.
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The 'Mike’ test was dropped on the Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
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Climbed by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay; they made it to the top at 11:30 AM.
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The Supreme Court declared that school segregation was unconstitutional.
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It opened June 27, 1954 in Obninsk outside of Moscow, Russia. the plant remained active until April 29, 2002.
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Started building it in 1954 and only took one year to make. It ended up costing 17.5 million dollars and officially opened on July 17, 1955.
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On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. The
black community responded by boycotting the bus. They set up their own cab system, rode bikes, or walked.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created a vaccine the flue in July of 1957. This prevented the Asian flu from becoming another pandemic. Advertisements targeted women, the primary caretakers of America, to buy Children's Mild Musterole to help their children's cough.
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Soviet Union successfully launches Sputnik I, the world's first artificial satellite.
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It was purchased in 1867, but wasn't a state until 1959.
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Hawaii’s annexation was opposed by white democrats because of the primarily non-white population.
