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Peanuts Strip
The first Peanut Cartoon Strip was shared in the newspaper on October 2, 1950 This is important because it is a popular thing in this era. -
First Colored TV Commercial
On June 25, 1951 the first colored Tv commercial was shown on CBS, but sadly no one could watch it because they had black and white TV's -
Great Smog
The Great Smog of 1952 lasted from December 5-9. In the time of these days it killed 4,000 proplr, but the weeks after it killed 8,000 people who were exposed. -
First to climb Mt. Everest
New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay were the first to climb Mt. Everet. This is a GREAT achievement for them. It is very important becauase it shows people they could do it TOO! They got to the top at 11:30 a.m. -
Queen Elizabeth
This is very important because it is when Queen Elizabeth went from a princess to a queen. Also,she was only 25 when she became queen! VERY YOUNG. -
NO SEGREGATION
This is a big moment in history because it stops the act of segregation. Just because segregation was stopped DOES NOT mean people stopped treating blacks bead. -
Disney
Disney opens on July 18, 1955. They only charged 1$ for each entry when it first opened. -
Rosa Parks
This is a VERY important event in history because it shows blacks standing up for themselves. This will ALWAYS be a big moment in history. -
Laika First Living Animal In Orbit
The Soviet Union where the first to have a living animal in the Orbit. The dog made it through the launch but died in spae becaue there was no plan on how to get her back. -
Peace Sign Created
The first peace sign was introduced in 1958, and it spread very fast throughout Britain. It was used as the CND sign in Britain. Then was used as symbol for peace movement in 1960.
