The Eisenhower Years By double cork 720 Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 Korean War Jan 1, 1951 Color TV Introduced and First National TV broadcast Jan 1, 1951 William Levitt takes over Levitt & Sons Period: Jan 1, 1952 to Jan 1, 1961 Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower Jan 1, 1953 Joseph Stalin Dies Jan 1, 1953 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for espionage May 17, 1953 Brown v. Board of Education Jan 1, 1955 Warsaw Pact Signed Jan 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat May 5, 1955 McDonald's Corporation Founded May 6, 1956 International Highway Act signed into law May 6, 1957 Eisenhower Doctrine adopted Sep 9, 1957 Civil Rights Act of 1957 Oct 4, 1957 Launch of Sputnik
