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The 1950s!

  • Bikinis

    Bikinis
    Bikinis were introduced!
  • Polaroid Camera

    Polaroid Camera
    The first polaroid camera was invented!
  • Israel

    Israel
    Israel was founded
  • Non-stop Flight

    Non-stop Flight
    The first non-stop flight around the world!
  • First Credit Card!

    First Credit Card!
    Ralph Schneider invented the first credit card called Diners!
  • Color TV Programs Invented!

    Color TV Programs Invented!
    The first colored TV program was called "Premire." But, most people couldn't watch it on their black and white televisions.
  • South Africans had to carry IDs

    South Africans had to carry IDs
    South Africans had to start carrying IDs around identifying their race.
  • Super Glue was invented!

    Super Glue was invented!
  • Car Seatbelts Introduced!

    Car Seatbelts Introduced!
  • Princess Elizebeth became Queen

    Princess Elizebeth became Queen
    She became queen at age 25 after her father died of lung cancer in his sleep.
  • Diet Soda

    Diet Soda
    The first Diet Soda was sold!
  • The Great Smog

    The Great Smog
    From December 5th to December 9th, smog settled on London. The smog was proved to be deadly 12,000 people died during and after the smog.
  • DNA was discovered

    DNA was discovered
  • After The Funeral

    After The Funeral
    Agatha Christie published After The Funeral.
  • First to climb Mt. Everest!

    First to climb Mt. Everest!
    Edmund Hilary and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay were the first to climb Mount Everest!
  • First Playboy Magazine

    First Playboy Magazine
    When Hugh Hefner was 27 years old, he published his first Playboy magazine.
  • CIGARETTES KILL!!!

    CIGARETTES KILL!!!
    They started reporting that cigarettes DO cause cancer.
  • McDonalds!!!!

    McDonalds!!!!
    McDonald's Corporation was founded!
  • Disneyland!

    Disneyland!
    Disneyland opened!
  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks
    Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white person!
  • TV remote invented!

    TV remote invented!
    The first TV remote was invented.
  • First Computer Hard Disk

    First Computer Hard Disk
  • Velcro!

    Velcro!
    Velcro was introduced in 1956!
  • Fortran was invented!

    Fortran was invented!
    Fortran was computer language (translate).
  • The Cat in the Hat

    The Cat in the Hat
    Dr. Suess published The Cat in the Hat!
  • Hola Hoop

    Hola Hoop
    Richard Knerr & Arthur Melin invented the hola hoop!
  • Laser

    Laser
    Gordan Gould invented the laser!
  • Microchip

    Microchip
    Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce invented the microchip!
  • Barbie Doll

    Barbie Doll
    The Barbie Doll was invented in 1959!
  • Birth-Control Pill

    Birth-Control Pill
    The birth-control pill was approved by the FDA
  • Non-Dairy Creamer invented!

    Non-Dairy Creamer invented!
  • Audio Cassette Tape Invented

    Audio Cassette Tape Invented
  • Acrylic Paint Invented

    Acrylic Paint Invented