US History II 1950's

By altmanj

  • Brinks Robbery

    Brinks Robbery
    Eleven masked bandits steal 2.8 million dollars from an armored car

  • Census

    Census
    Census calculates United States population at 150,697,361

  • Military

    Military
    35 military advisors are sent to South Vietnam to give aid to anti-communist government

  • ANZUS Treaty

    ANZUS Treaty
    The United States, Australia, and New Zealand sign a mutual security pact.

  • Steel Mills

    Steel Mills
    President Truman authorizes the seizure of United States steel mills in order to avert a strike.

  • Korea

    Korea
    President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower travels to Korea to try and end the conflict.

  • Polio Vaccine

    Polio Vaccine
    The first large scale vaccination of children against polio begins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Segregation

    Segregation
    Racial segregation in public schools is declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court

  • United States

    United States
    The United States government agrees to train South Vietnamese troops.

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks
    Rosa Parks, an African American seamstress, refuses to give up her seat on the bus to a white man

  • Phone

    Phone
    The first transatlantic telephone cable began operation.