THE 1950'S By chickennuggetsarethebomb Jan 31, 1950 President Truman approves hydrogen bomb construction Period: Jan 31, 1950 to Dec 1, 1959 1950's May 4, 1950 First organ transplant kidney May 4, 1950 Post war, baby boom begins Birth rate increases !!!!! Jun 25, 1950 Korean War begins May 4, 1951 Rock and Roll begins May 4, 1951 Transcontinental and color tv came out Feb 6, 1952 King George IV died May 4, 1952 Immigration Act Mar 5, 1953 Joseph Stalin dies massive heart attack May 4, 1953 DNA discovered Jun 2, 1953 Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Jan 21, 1954 first atomic submarine Feb 12, 1954 reports released saying that cigarettes cause cancer May 4, 1954 birth control pills begins Jun 4, 1954 Racial segregation ruled May 14, 1955 Warshaw Pact signed Nov 1, 1955 Vietnam war begins May 5, 1957 Soviet Satellite 'sputnik' Jan 3, 1959 Alaska becomes part of the U.S Dec 1, 1959 Anartic Treaty
