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Korean war begins
The korean war was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The Soviet Union and the USA were also involved in the War. -
Winter olympics held in Oslo, Norway
The Winter Olympics was held in Oslo, Norway Febuary 14 - Feburary 25. Japan and Germany Returned to the olympics after being forced to sit out of the 1948 Games because of World War Two. Norway had the most medals, they got 16 -
1st hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific Ocean
The USA tested the Worlds First Hydrogen Bomb. They tested it in the Pacific ocean. They created it so they could be one step ahead of the Soviet Union -
1st colored TV's go on sale
The first colored TV's went on sale in 1953. Everybody wanted to buy one. every one had a 15 inch screen and they all looked the same. -
The First Sattelite is put in to space by the USA
Explorer 1 was launched by the USA. it was manufacttured by the Jet Propulosion Laboratory. -
Alaska becomes part of the USA
Alaska became a state in 1959. It was a USA territory for a while. the senate passed a bill, the voting was 64-20. -
USA figure skating team killed
On Feburary 15th 1961, the entire USA national figure skating team was killed in a plane crash. There were 73 people on the plane. They were on there way to Belguim. -
Berlin wall is being built
The Soviet union started to construct the Berlin wall. It seperated east Berlin and West Berlin. The wall lasted for 28 years. -
The "I have a dream" speech is given
Dr. Martin Luther King gave a speech. It was at the lincolin memerial in Washington D.C.. Over 200,000 people showed up. -
USA starts bombing raids on North Vietnam
Usa bombs Hanoi and Haiphong. It is called a bombing raid. They went over the towns and dropped hundreds of bombs on them.
