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Korean War Begins
On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces surprised the South Korean army and quickly headed toward the capital city of Seoul. The United States responded by pushing a resolution through the U.N.’s Security Council calling for military assistance to South Korea. -
First Peanuts Cartoon Strip
The very first strip was four panels long and showed Charlie Brown walking by two other young children, Shermy and Patty. Along with Snoopy, but he did not apear in the first one.. -
First Colored TV
This first color program was a variety show simply called, "Premiere." The show featured such celebrities as Ed Sullivan, Garry Moore, Faye Emerson, Arthur Godfrey, Sam Levenson, Robert Alda, and Isabel Bigley -- many of whom hosted their own shows in the 1950s. -
DNA Descovery
The double helix structure of DNA was first discovered in 1953 by Watson and Crick at the University of Cambridge, using experimental data collected by Rosalind Franklin. -
First Organ Transplant
In 1954, the kidney was the first human organ to be transplanted successfully -
Disneyland Opens
Walt Disney came up with the concept of Disneyland after visiting various amusement parks with his daughters in the 1930s and 1940s. After years of planning, Walt Disney's very first theme park Disneyland opened its gates at 2:30PM on Sunday July 17, 1955. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat
Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African-American seamstress, refused to give up her seat to a white man while riding on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. For doing this, Rosa was arrested and fined for breaking the laws of segregation. -
Marilyn Monroe marrys Authur Miller
On June 25, 1956, playwright Arthur Miller married Hollywood starlet Marilyn Monroe. The unlikely couple faced a series of hardships, including Miller's investigation for communist sympathies, and Monroe's depression, miscarriages and drug use. They divorced in 1961. -
Elvis goes on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time
Elvis, wearing a loud plaid jacket, greeted the audience from a set decorated with guitar shapes. He announced that the show was 'probably the greatest honor I have ever had in my life', and then launched into 'Don't Be Cruel'. The camera stayed above his waist for now, sometimes closing in on his face, sometimes turning to show his backup singers, but something Elvis was doing out of lens range was causing unexplained screams from the audience. -
Dr. Seuss publishes "The Cat in the Hat"
The Cat in the Hat is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss and first published in 1957. The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat, who wears a red and white-striped hat and a red bow tie.
