1950s

  • Bombs

    Bombs

    President Truman approves the hydorgen bomb construction
  • TV

    TV

    The first transcontinental and color TV was introduced.
  • KIng George

    KIng George

    King George VI died.
  • Discoveries

    Discoveries

    DNA was discovered.
  • Submarine

    Submarine

    The very first atomic submarine was launched.
  • Re-elected

    Re-elected

    Winston Churchill was re-elected as Prime Minister of Great Britain.
  • War

    War

    This was one year exactly before the Vietnam war started.
  • Space

    Space

    The Soviet Union launched Sputnik into space.
  • NORAD

    NORAD

    NORAD Radar systam. It was located to close to the north pole to detect missile attacks from Soviets on North America.
  • Alaska

    Alaska

    Alaska became a part of the United States of America.