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the brinks robbery
in Boston eleven masked bandits steal 2.8 million dollars -
the Korean war
this is when the korean war began, conflict between the north and the south -
fighting ceases in the korean war
the North, South, United States and the republic of China signs an armistist -
the CIA overthows Iran gov.
the CIA helps to overthrow Irans government -
color tv
the first color tv went on sale -
large scale vaccination of polio
the first large scale vaccination of Polio was made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -
racial segregation in schools
racial segregation in schools became unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court -
warsaw pact
the warsaw pact was formed -
Rosa Parks
an African American seamstress, srefuses to give up her bus seat to a white man. -
AFL-CIO
the two major labor unions, the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge -
the first no hitter in baaseball
Dan Larsen throws the first no hitter for the new york yankees -
Sputnik 1
the first us satellite was a failed attempt, when it blew up on the launch pad -
Alaska the 49th state
Alaska is introduced to the united states as the 49th state -
Daytona 500
the first stock car race was held at Daytona -
the Mercury Seven
NASA selected seven pilots to be a part of the Mercury Seven
