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Cold War Begins
The "cold" war between the Western Nations and Russia begins -
Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African American player in Major League Baseball's modern era -
The United Sates adopts the Truman doctorine
With the Truman Doctrine, President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces. -
Ghandi is Assinated
Indian activict Ghandi is assinated by Hindu terrorist group -
Communists Take Power in Czechoslovakia
Communists in Cezechoslovakia take power via a coup'd'tat -
President Truman signs order to desegregate United Sates Armed Forces
U.S. President Truman signs Executive Order 9981, ending racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces -
Berlin Airlifts End
The Berlin airlifts to get supplies to West Berlin ends -
Soviet Union Detonates their first atomic bomb
Soviet Union agins the poiwer of an atomic bomb -
Communist Forces Gain power in China
Communits forces take power in China via Cvil War -
North Korea Invades South Korea
The Korean war begisn when the two nations are backed by the Untied Staes and Russia -
Albert Einstein Warns about Nuclear War
Scientist Albert Einsteins wars the worl that Nuclear war will detsory humanity -
United staes begisn to test more nuclear bombs in Nevada
The United States co ntines its atomic bomb reserch in Nevada -
First Direct Cross Nation Call is Made
The natiosn first call across the Nation is made -
First Color Tv broadcast debuts
The evolution of enterianment takes a huge step -
Elizabeth the Secon becomes Queen of England
After her fathers Death Elizabeth takes on the role as the head of the nation -
Anne frank diary is published in english
The tragic story of Anne frank is told in her Diary -
Polio Outbreak
Many people contarct and suffer from the terrible disease -
Eisenhower Becomes President
Dwight D Eisenhower becomes the 34th president -
Jospeh Stalin Dies
Soviet Tyrant Jospeh Stalin Dies -
Korean War Ends
The War between North and South Korea ends after 3 three years -
School Segregation ended
Brown Vs The Board of Education verdict states that shcool segretgation is unconsituitional -
Under God added to the Pledge of Alliagance
The pledge of alligance has the words under god added to it -
Communist witch hunt ends
Jospeh Mcarthy is sensored meaning the serch fir non existing communists ends -
Waraw Pact is signed
The warsaw pact is signed between the Soviets and their allies -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Rosa parks refused to give up her seat on a bus -
John F. Kennedy is assinated
President John Fitzgerlad Kennedy is assinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas Texas