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Korean War
Armed forces from communist North Korea smashed into South Kore, setting of the Korea War
Over 55,000 American troops were killed in the conflict. Korea was the first "limited war," one in which the U.S. aim was not the complete and total defeat of the enemy, but rather the "limited" goal of protecting South Korea -
Marilyn Monroe
In the 1950s Marilyn Monroe soars in popualrity.
The 1950s were mostly good for Marilyn she was in multiple movies, but she also got a divorce later on in 1954 -
The H-Bomb
With wars rising with the U.S. and different countries on May 12, 1951 the U.S. detonated a hydrogen bomb on an island in the Pacific.
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Communist bloc
For 40 years, Europe was divided by an "iron curtain" which lay between the communist and non-communist states.
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Sputnik 1
First Artificial Satellite Photo by Eric Long, Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum Milestone:
First Artificial Satellite
Date of Milestone:
October 4, 1957
Spacecraft:
Sputnik 1
Mission Operated by:
USSR
Spacecraft Location:
Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Milestones of Flight Gallery
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union sent into orbit Sputnik 1, the first artificial satel -
Californian baseball
In the 1950s the Braves moved from Boston to Milwaukee, the Browns from St. Louis to Baltimore, the Athletics from Philadelphia to Kansas City, and for the 1958 baseball season -- in the most shocking moves of all --the Dodgers and the Giants from New York to California. -
hula hoops
Wham-O has become the most successful manufacturer of hula hoops in modern times. They trademarked the name Hula Hoop ® and start manufacturing the toy out of the new plastic Marlex in 1958
On May 13, 1959, Arthur Melin applied for a patent for his version of the hula hoop. -
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