the 1950's

harry truman aproves production of hydrogen bomb

Jun 18, 1950

harry truman aproves production of hydrogen bomb and sends navy and air force to korea in june

Transcontinental tv begins with a speech by Pres. Truman.

Mar 18, 1951

Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952

Jun 10, 1952

The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 removes racial and ethnic barriers to becoming a U.S. citizen

Dwight D. eisenhower becomes president

Mar 18, 1953

julius and ethel rosenburg sentenced to death

Sep 6, 1953

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are electrocuted for their part in W.W.II espionage

fighting in korea ends

Nov 9, 1953

Joseph McCarthy speaks about alleged communist in the army

Mar 18, 1954

U. S. Senator Joseph McCarthy begins televised hearings into alleged Communists in the army.

racial segregation ruled unconstitutional

Jun 20, 1954

Racial segregation is ruled unconstitutional in public schools by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dr. Jonas Salk developes a vaccine for polio

Jan 8, 1955

rosa parks refuses to give up her seat

Aug 4, 1955

Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama.

AFL-CIO created

Oct 25, 1955

The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge making the new AFL-CIO an organization with 15m members.

Federal highway act is signed

May 21, 1956

The Federal Highway Act is signed, marking the beginning of work on the interstate highway system.

first domestic airline service

Feb 27, 1958

The first domestic jet-airline passenger service is begun by National Airlines between New York City and Miami.

explorer 1 orbits earth

Jun 8, 1958

Explorer I, the first U.S. satellite, successfully orbits the earth

-Alaska and Hawaii become the forty-ninth and fiftieth states.

Dec 17, 1959

Alaska and Hawaii become the forty-ninth and fiftieth states.