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1950s Events

By jan_k
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    1950s

  • Truman signs peace treaty with Japan, ending WWII

    Truman signs peace treaty with Japan, ending WWII

  • Jonas Salk creates the polio vaccine

    Jonas Salk creates the polio vaccine

  • Immigration and Naturalization Act is is passed

    Immigration and Naturalization Act is is passed

  • Stalin dies

    Stalin dies

  • Fighting ends in Korea

    Fighting ends in Korea

  • Racial segregation is made unconstitutional in schools

    Racial segregation is made unconstitutional in schools

  • Warsaw Pact is signed

    Warsaw Pact is signed

  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat

  • Fidel Castro becomes Cuban dictator

    Fidel Castro becomes Cuban dictator

  • Hawaii becomes a U.S. state

    Hawaii becomes a U.S. state