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• Harry Truman becomes the first president to address the nation on TV from the White House.
President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised presidential address from the White House to a limited audience. it happened on Oct. 5, 1947. -
Transistor is invented, spurring growth in computers and electronics.
The first transistor this was perhaps the most important electronics event of the 20th century, as it later made possible the integrated circuit and microprocessor that are the basis of modern electronics. Prior to the transistor the only alternative to its current regulation and switching functions (TRANSfer resISTOR) was the vacuum tube, which could only be miniaturized to a certain extent, and wasted a lot of energy in the form of heat. Although video was possible with vacuum tube equipment, -
President Eisenhower and Congress add the words “Under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance.14 Jun 1954
In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," June 14, 1954. Eisenhower stated "In this way we are reaffirming the transcendence of religious faith in America's heritage and future; -
Polio vaccine announced to the world by Dr. Jonas Salk and Dr. Thomas Francis.
Dr. Thomas declared the vaccine to be safe and effective on April 12, 1955.Thomas Francis Jr. (L)
and Jonas Salk (R) on April 12,
1955 at Ann Arbor announcement
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• The first nuclear power plant in the U.S. goes online at Shippingport, Pa.
In 1954, the Navy produced the first nuclear-powered submarine, which had a small reactor in the hull. The submarine's technology provided a model for the first nuclear power plant on land, which opened in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, -
NASA is established
NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program.
