zin. project

By hawk0349

  • 1950 korean war

    1950 korean war
    1950 North Korea and South Korea declare war after Northern forces stream south on June 25

  • 1951 H-bomb

    1951 H-bomb
    1951 H-Bomb is in the middle of its development as a nuclear weapon, announced in early 1950 and first tested in late 1952.

  • rocky marciano

    rocky marciano
    1952 Rocky Marciano defeats Jersey Joe Walcott, becoming the world Heavyweight champion.

  • communist

    communist
    1953 Communist bloc is a group of communist nations dominated by the Soviet Union at this time. Probably a reference to the Uprising of 1953 in East Germany.

  • 1954 Juan Perón

    1954 Juan Perón
    1954 Juan Perón spends his last full year as President of Argentina before a September 1955 coup

  • 1955 elvis presley

    1955 elvis presley
    1955 Elvis Presley signs with RCA Records on November 21, beginning his pop career.

  • 1956 Budapest

    1956 Budapest
    1956 Budapest is the site of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

  • 1957 Mickey Mantle

    1957 Mickey Mantle
    1957 Mickey Mantle is in the middle of his career as a famous New York Yankees outfielder and American League All-Star for the sixth year in a row.

  • 1958 Lebanon

    1958 Lebanon
    1958 Lebanon is engulfed in a political and religious crisis that eventually involves U.S. intervention.

  • 1959 Space Monkey

    1959 Space Monkey
    1959 Space Monkey: Able and Miss Baker return to Earth from space aboard the flight Jupiter AM-18.

  • 1960 U-2: An American U-2 spy plane

    1960 U-2: An American U-2 spy plane
    1960 U-2: An American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union, causing the U-2 Crisis of 1960.