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1st Solar Battery
Bell labs announces the 1st solar battery made from silicon. It has about 6% efficiency. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus and giver her seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. -
RAMAC 305
IBM introduces the RAMAC 305, 1st computer with a hard drive, weighs over a ton. -
Little Rock Schools
President Dwight D. Eisenhower orders US troops to desegregate Little Rock schools. -
Great Leap Forward Movement
Mao Zedong starts "Great Leap Forward" movement in China. -
Little Rock Ark High School
US Supreme Court orders Little Rock Central High School to integrate. -
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro becomes the 16th Prime Minister of Cuba after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista. -
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia, & Venezuela form Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. -
Nelson Mandela
After a 4 1/2 year trial, Nelson Mandela is acquitted of treason in Pretoria. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis and US blockade of Cuba begins.
