1950s Timeline By strickjo1 Jul 26, 1948 Truman signs Executive Order 9981 Jan 31, 1950 Truman Orders Construction of Hydrogen Bomb Orders Construction of Hydrogen Bomb Jun 25, 1950 Korean War Begins Jun 25, 1951 Color TV is created Sep 8, 1951 Truman signed a peace treaty with Japan, which officially ended WWII Jun 19, 1953 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Executed for Espionage Aug 13, 1953 Executive Order 10479 signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower Jan 21, 1954 First Atomic Submarine Launched Oct 30, 1954 Desegregation of U.S. Armed Forces said to be complete. May 14, 1955 Warsaw Pact Jun 29, 1956 Interstate Highway Act Sep 3, 1957 Little Rock, Arkansas desegregation Sep 9, 1957 Civil RIghts Act of 1957 Sep 29, 1958 Supreme Court rules that states may not use evasive measures to avoid desegregation May 1, 1960 U-2 Incident