1950's

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  • President Truman orders military help

    President Truman orders military help

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    On June 27, 1950 President Harry S. Truman ordered American military forces to help in the defense of South Korea.
  • Truman ends war with Germany

    Truman ends war with Germany

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    On October 24, 1951 President Harry Truman declared an official end to the war with Germany.
  • New president elected to the United States of America.

    New president elected to the United States of America.

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    Dwight Eisenhower was elected president of the United States of America
  • The war ends

    The war ends

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    On July 27, 1953 The Korean War ended.
  • A new airforce will be built.

    A new airforce will be built.

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    The U.S. Congress and President Dwight D. Eisenhower allow the founding of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado
  • US coins

    US coins

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    Congress ordered all US coins to say, "In God We Trust"
  • Alabama Bus Laws are illegal

    Alabama Bus Laws are illegal

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    The US declared that Alabama's state laws requiring segregation on buses were illegal.
  • Mafia is busted

    Mafia is busted

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    100 Mafia leaders were arrested.
  • U.S launches satellite.

    U.S launches satellite.

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    The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite.
  • First picture of the Earth

    First picture of the Earth

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    The Explorer 6 (a satellte) sends the first picture of Earth from space.