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CIA is officially in existence.
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Americans explode an H-bomb. Hydrogen bombs were a kind of nuclear bomb that instead of splitting apart atoms, got its power from fusing hydrogen atoms. This is the same process that creates suns and stars. It had and has the potential to be so dangerous if harnessed correctly that it could have an effect hundreds of times more devestating than the nuclear bomb.
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Eisenhower is elected president, in part on the strength of his tough anti-communist stance.
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Stalin dies; eventually Nikita Khrushchev emerges as the new Soviet leader.
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Fighting in Korea ends in a stalemate.
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Soviets explode an H-bomb
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Iranian Premier Mohammed Mossadeq overthrown.
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United States launches a nuclear powered sub.
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Origin: controversial rulings extended individual rights and freedoms.
Major developments: Warren persuaded the other justices to ban racial segregation in the nation’s schools.
Controversies & consequences: NAACP had focused on colleges and more recently wanted to expand to elementary and high schools. They decided to put all the cases together and go against the board. The arguments for the case were over 2 years. The final ruling was that segregation in schools violated constitution. -
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization is formed to stop communism in Southeast Asia.
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The warsaw Pact is formed between the Soviet Unon and the countries it dominated in Eastern Europe.
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Poland and Hungary rebel against Communist rule; Egypt seizes the Suez Canal, and Israel, Great Britain, and France attack.
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The President issues the Eisenhower Doctrine, intended to resist communism in the Middle East; he later sends troops into Lebanon.
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United States tests a missile with a 2,000-mile range. ICBM: intercontinental ballistic missiles. They could travel thousands of miles and strike very close to their intended targets. They were also capable of delivering powerful nuclear weapons.
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Soviets test a missile with a 4,000-mile range.
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the governor refused to integrate Little Rock’s Central High School. He even ordered the National Guard to keep African Americans from entering. When they still persisted they were turned away and then attacked by a crowd of angry whites. These African American Students were called the Little Rock Nine. They entered the school 3 weeks later after President Eisenhower came to their aid.
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Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, is launched, It was the size of a basketball and only weighed 200 pounds. It's job was to orbit around the Earth. This sparked a lot of controversy in America.
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Sputnik II is launched, carrying a dog into space.
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United States launches a satellite.
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NASA is formed to lead U.S. space exploration programs. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Eisenhower made the nation aware that America had a new problem to face. The country had gone from having very little resources when it came to war to having an abundance and he felt that this could lead to "misplaced power".
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John F. Kennedy was assasinated.
