Fabulous50s2neon

Welcome to the 50's

By austinc196
  • Period: to

    50's

  • Korean War Begins

    Korean War Begins

  • First Modern Credit Card Introduced

    First Modern Credit Card Introduced

  • First “Peanuts” Cartoon Strip

    First “Peanuts” Cartoon Strip

  • First Organ Transplant

    First Organ Transplant

  • U.S. President Truman signs Peace Treaty with Japan to end WW2

    U.S. President Truman signs Peace Treaty with Japan to end WW2

  • Color TV Introduced

    Color TV Introduced

  • Car Seat Belts Introduced

    Car Seat Belts Introduced

  • Princess Elizabeth Becomes Queen at age 25

    Princess Elizabeth Becomes Queen at age 25

  • Polio Vaccine Invented

    Polio Vaccine Invented

  • Great Smog of 1952

    Great Smog of 1952

  • DNA Discovered

    DNA Discovered

  • Joseph Stalin Dies

    Joseph Stalin Dies

  • First Climb to Mt. Everest (Hillary and Norgay)

    First Climb to Mt. Everest (Hillary and Norgay)

  • Roger Bannister Breaks the Four-Minute Mile

    Roger Bannister Breaks the Four-Minute Mile

  • Jonas Salk's Polio Vaccine Given to Children in Massive Trial

    Jonas Salk's Polio Vaccine Given to Children in Massive Trial

  • First Atomic Submarine Launched

    First Atomic Submarine Launched

  • Disneyland Opens

    Disneyland Opens

  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat

  • First Mcdonald’s opens

    First Mcdonald’s opens

  • Warsaw Pact signed

    Warsaw Pact signed

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott begins

    Montgomery Bus Boycott begins

  • Hungarian Revolution

    Hungarian Revolution

  • Velcro Introduced

    Velcro Introduced

  • T.V. Remote Control Invented

    T.V. Remote Control Invented

  • Grace Kelly Marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco

    Grace Kelly Marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco

  • Khrushchev Denounces Stalin

    Khrushchev Denounces Stalin

  • Laika Becomes the First Living Animal to Enter Orbit

    Laika Becomes the First Living Animal to Enter Orbit

  • European Economic Community Established

    European Economic Community Established

  • Soviet Satellite Sputnik Launches Space Age

    Soviet Satellite Sputnik Launches Space Age

  • Dr. Seuss Publishes The Cat in the Hat

    Dr. Seuss Publishes The Cat in the Hat

  • Hope Diamond is Donated to the Smithsonian

    Hope Diamond is Donated to the Smithsonian

  • Hula Hoops Become Popular

    Hula Hoops Become Popular

  • NASA Founded

    NASA Founded

  • Boris Pasternak Refuses Nobel Prize

    Boris Pasternak Refuses Nobel Prize

  • Chinese Leader Mao Zedong Launches the "Great Leap Forward"

    Chinese Leader Mao Zedong Launches the "Great Leap Forward"

  • American Bobby Fischer Becomes Youngest Chess Grandmaster

    American Bobby Fischer Becomes Youngest Chess Grandmaster

  • Peace Symbol Created

    Peace Symbol Created

  • LEGO Toy Bricks First Introduced

    LEGO Toy Bricks First Introduced

  • Castro Becomes Dictator of Cuba

    Castro Becomes Dictator of Cuba

  • The Sound of Music Opens on Broadway

    The Sound of Music Opens on Broadway

  • U.S. Quiz Shows Found to be Fixed

    U.S. Quiz Shows Found to be Fixed

  • International Treaty Makes Antarctica Scientific Preserve

    International Treaty Makes Antarctica Scientific Preserve

  • Kitchen Debate Between Nixon and Khrushchev

    Kitchen Debate Between Nixon and Khrushchev

  • Lasers Invented

    Lasers Invented

  • Walsh and Piccard Become the First to Explore the Deepest Place on Earth

    Walsh and Piccard Become the First to Explore the Deepest Place on Earth

  • Most Powerful Earthquake Ever Recorded Hits Chile

    Most Powerful Earthquake Ever Recorded Hits Chile

  • First Televised Presidential Debates

    First Televised Presidential Debates

  • Brazil's Capital Moves to Brand New City

    Brazil's Capital Moves to Brand New City

  • The Birth Control Pill Is Approved by the FDA

    The Birth Control Pill Is Approved by the FDA