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1950
Richard Nixon is first elected to the United States Senate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Didn't_Start_the_Fire -
1950
Studebaker, a popular car company, begins its financial downfall. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Didn't_Start_the_Fire -
1950
Television is becoming widespread throughout Europe and North America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Didn't_Start_the_Fire -
1951
Panmunjom, the border village in Korea, is the location of truce talks between the parties of the Korean War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Didn't_Start_the_Fire -
1952
Rocky Marciano defeats Jersey Joe Walcott, becoming the world Heavyweight champion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Didn't_Start_the_Fire -
1953
Liberace has a popular 1950s television show for his musical entertainment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Didn't_Start_the_Fire -
1953
Joseph Stalin dies on March 5, yielding his position as leader of the Soviet Union. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Didn't_Start_the_Fire -
1954
Juan Perón spends his last full year as President of Argentina before a September 1955 coup. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Didn't_Start_the_Fire -
1955
Albert Einstein dies on April 18 at the age of 76. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Didn't_Start_the_Fire
