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Hydrogen Bomb
Truman ordered the development of the Hydrogen Bomb. -
Earthquake and Floods in Assam, India
Earthquake and Floods in Assam, India killed 574 people and left 5,000,000 others homeless. -
Assassination on U.S. President Harry S. Truman
Two Puerto Rican nationalists stayed an attempted assassination on U.S. President Harry S. Truman. -
Japanese Peace Treaty
Japanese Peace treaty signed in San Francisco by 49 nations. -
Elizabeth the Second
George VI dies and his daughter becomes Elizabeth II. -
The Death of Stalin.
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Julius And Ethel Rosenberg
Julius And Ethel Rosenberg executed in sing sing prison. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refuses to sit in the back of the bus. -
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev, first Secretary of USSR Communist party, denounces stalin's excesses. -
Suez Canal
Egypt takes comtrol of Suez Canal -
Soviet Troops
Soviet Troops enter and reclaim Bubapest. -
Dr. Suess
Dr. Suess published his book The Cat in The Hat. -
Sputnik 1
The soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artifical satellite to orbit earth. -
Rocket fires first US satellite
Army's Jupiter- C rocket fires first U.S. Satellite, Explore 1 into orbit. -
Death of Three rock and roll musicians
A chartered plane tranporting three Amercian Rock- n- Roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. " The Big Bagger" Richerdson goes doen in foggy conaition near Clear Lake, Iowa killing all four occupants onboard, includibg pilot Roger Peterson.
