The Fifties

By scherichm
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    The Fifties

  • The first Peanuts comic strip appeared in seven newspaper

    The first Peanuts comic strip appeared in seven newspaper

  • CBS broadcast first commerical color TV program

    CBS broadcast first commerical color TV program

  • Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen at age of 25

    Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen at age of 25

  • Hilary and Norgay are the first people to reach the summit of Mt. Everest

    Hilary and Norgay are the first people to reach the summit of Mt. Everest

  • Segregation ruled illegal in US

    Brown vs. Board of Education

  • Disneyland opens to the public

    Disneyland opens to the public

  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white passenger

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white passenger

  • Elvis gyrates on Ed Sullivan Show

    Elvis gyrates on Ed Sullivan Show

  • Peace symbol introduced to the public at a DAC march

    Peace symbol introduced to the public at a DAC march

  • Hope Diamond is donated to Smithsonian

    Hope Diamond is donated to Smithsonian