The 50's By Madison Wasson Jan 1, 1950 First Modern Credit Card introduced Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Dec 31, 1959 the 50's Oct 2, 1950 First Peanut's Cartoon Stip Jan 1, 1951 Winston Churchill Again Prime Minister of Great Britain Jun 25, 1951 Color TV introduced Jan 1, 1952 Car Seat Belts Introduced Feb 6, 1952 Princess Elizebeth becomes queen at age 25 Jan 1, 1953 Discovery of DNA May 29, 1953 First People to climb Mount Everest May 6, 1954 Rogar Bannister breaks 4-minute mile May 17, 1954 Segregation Rulled Illegal in the U.S. Jul 17, 1955 Disneyland Opens Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat Jan 1, 1956 Velcro introduced Jun 7, 1956 TV remote control invented Mar 12, 1957 Dr. Suess publishes the Cat in the Hat Nov 3, 1957 Laika Becomes the First Living Animal to Enter Orbit Jan 1, 1958 Peace Symbole invented Jul 29, 1958 NASA founded Jan 1, 1959 U.S. Quiz Shows Found to be Fixed Nov 16, 1959 "The Sound of Music" Opens on Broadway
