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On January 12th, 1950, the general public was introduced to colored television for the very first time when CBS featured 8 different colored TVs.
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The Diner credit card was released in Feburary of 1950 by businessman Frank McNamara so you did not have to bring your wallet to dinner.
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The Korean war was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on June 25, 1950 when North Korea and South Korea.
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The Organic Act of Guam was a federal legislation that re designated the island of Guam as an unincorporated territory of the US.
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The first Peanut comic strip, written by Charles M. Schulz appeared in seven newspapers on October 2, 1950 where Charlie Brown was shown walking with two other young children, Shermy and Patty.
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The first birth control pill was developed by Carl Djerassi in 1951. It was the first contraceptive.
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Truman relieves MacArthur due to controversial claims.
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Walt Disney's 13th animated feature film "Alice in Wonderland" is released during July. Disney had been trying to create the film adaptation of the classic Lewis Carroll novel since the 1930s but was unhappy with it until after the end of World War II.
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The classic television show I Love Lucy premired on October 15th, 1951. The show starred goofy Lucille Ball playing Lucy Ricardo and Desi Arnaz as Lucy's husband, Ricky. The show revolved around Lucy's comedic antics.
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With the increased sales of the automobile, the New Jersey turnpike was built to increase transportation methods and was officially open for traffic in November 1951.
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The popular Mr. Potato head is first sold during May of 1952. The toy consisted of little plastic goofy faces and body pieces meant to be placed on real vegetables.
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The first Chevrolet corvette prototype was first finished in December of 1952 by Harley J. Earl.
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Charlie Chaplin refused entry back into America after living in Hollywood for 20 years
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While running for President of the United States, Senator Robert Taft suggests that the United States consider breaking diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
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The celebrated Hollywood actor John Garfield, 39, is dead. He had been called before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, had refused to name names and had been blacklisted by the Studios. He was suffering from heart problems and stress.
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Country singer Hank Williams Sr. (29) died of a drug and alcohol overdose.
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Rock and roll music enters the mainstream, with "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets becoming the first record to top the Billboard pop charts.
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On March 26, 1953 Dr. Jonas Stalk went on CBS radio to announce the polio vaccine for polio. He worked on it for 3 years before it was finally announced to the public.
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The description of a double helix DNA molecule is published by British physicist Francis Crick and American scientist James D. Watson. They, along with New Zealand born scientist Maurice Wilkins, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery in 1962
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Fighting ceases in the Korean War. The United Nations Command, including the United States, and the combatants North Korea and the Republic of China sign an armistice agreement
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The United States CIA assists in the overthrow of the government in Iran, and retains the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to the throne
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The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was an international organization for collective defense in Southeast Asia created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, or Manila Pact, signed in September 1954 in Manila, Philippines.
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President Eisenhower reports detonation of 1st H-bomb (done in 1952)
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A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that American state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality
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President Eisenhower signs the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, opening the way for development of a civilian nuclear power program
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Marian Anderson becomes the 1st African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera
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1st presidential news conference filmed for TV (Eisenhower)
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Elvis Presley makes his 1st TV appearance on a broadcast of radio show "Louisiana Hayride
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Disneyland is the only theme park built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney.Walt Disney came up with the concept of Disneyland after visiting various amusement parks with his daughters in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Rebel Without a Cause star passes away, his premature death in a car crash cemented his legendary status.
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On the evening of December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, an African American, was arrested for disobeying an Alabama law requiring black passengers to relinquish seats to white passengers when the bus was full.
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Heartbreak Hotel" single released by Elvis Presley, his first million-selling single
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The Searchers" American western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Natalie Wood is released
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Undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano, retires from the ring
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US Supreme court rules race separation on buses in Alabama unconstitutional
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US Surgeon General Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower orders US troops to support integration of nine black students at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas
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Soviet Union launches Sputnik I, the 1st artificial Earth satellite into elliptical low Earth orbit
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USSR launches Sputnik 2 with a dog (Laika), 1st animal in orbit
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World's 1st full scale nuclear power plant for only peacetime use begins to generate electricity, at the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania
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Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams becomes highest paid player in MLB when he re-signs with Boston Red Sox for $135,000
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Nikita Khrushchev becomes Soviet Premier as well as First Secretary of the Communist Party
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United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act into law, creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, commonly referred to as NASA.
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1st color video recording on magnetic tape presented, Charlotte, North Carolina
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1st radio broadcast from space, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower Christmas message "to all mankind, America's wish for peace on Earth and goodwill to men everywhere"
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Alaska is finally admitted as the 49th state with a 64-20 vote
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Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter"; he was killed in a plane crash 29 days later
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Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released
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Buddy Holly made his last performance
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US President Eisenhower signs the Hawaii Admission Act into law and Hawaii becomes the 50th state in the United States of America
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