the 1950's

Brink robbery

Jan 17, 1950

eleven masked people stole 2.8 million

population of over 150 million

Apr 1, 1950

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of conspiracy of wartime espionage

Mar 29, 1951

30 years in prison

the first hydrogen bomb named mike is exploded

Nov 1, 1952

president elects eisnehower to go to korea and end conflict

Nov 29, 1952

Fighting ceases in the Korean War

Jul 27, 1953

an armistice was signed to stop war

The United States CIA helps in the overthrow of the government in Iran

Aug 19, 1953

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlazi goes to throne

first colored tv

Dec 30, 1953

the first large scale vaccination for polio is released

Feb 23, 1954

it begins in Pittsburgh Pensylvania

Joseph Mcarthy begin televised court hearings for his alleged communist influence

Apr 22, 1954

he was latered condemned for his conduct

Rosa Parks, refuses to give up her seat on the bus to a white man

Dec 1, 1955

led to bus laws were unconstitutional

The first transatlantic telephone cable began operation

Sep 25, 1956

first telephone cable

Dan Larsen pitches the first no-hitter

Oct 8, 1956

FIRST NO HITTER in baseball history

President Dwight D. Eisenhower

Jan 20, 1957

is inaugurated for second term

The first attempt by the United States to launch a satellite into space fails

Dec 6, 1957

exploded on te launch pad