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Color TV introduced
CBS broadcast the very first commercial color TV program. But nearly no one could watch it on their black and white televisions. -
•Truman Signs Peace Treaty With Japan, Officially Ending WWII
President Truman signs an act formally ending World War II. -
Winston Churchill Again Prime Minister of Great Britain
Considering Churchill's near-hero status at the time, it was a shock that Churchill lost the previous election. The public wanted a hange so they voted him back in. -
Princess Elizabeth Becomes Queen at Age 25
King George VI died in his sleep, upon his death, his oldest daughter, Princess Elizabeth, became queen. Elizabeth was 25 years old. -
The Great Smog
From December 5 to December 9, 1952, a thick fog settled on London. This fog mixed with trapped black smoke to create a deadly layer of smog. in the periods of weeks it hovered over london it killed about 8,000 people. -
DNA Discovered
The names of Watson and Crick, the first scientists to figure out the structure of DNA. -
Joseph Stalin Dies
The leader of the Soviet Union since 1924, died in Moscow at age 74, four days after suffering a stroke triggered by high blood pressure. -
The First to Climb Mount Everest
New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. They were the first people to ver reach the summit. -
The First Playboy Magazine
In December 1953, 27 year-old Hugh Hefner published the very first Playboy magazine. This first edition of Playboy was 44 pages long and had no date on its cover because Hefner wasn't sure there would be a second edition. In that first run, Hefner sold 54,175 copies of Playboy magazine at 50 cents each. -
First Atomic Submarine Launched
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first operational nuclear powered submarine. The vessel was the first submarine to complete a submerged transit to the North Pole. -
Segregation Ruled Illegal in U.S
Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case determined that "separate but equal" was constitutional. The opinion of the Supreme Court stated, "A statute which implies merely a legal distinction between the white and colored races." -
Disneyland Opens
Disneyland, located in Anaheim, California on what used to be a 160 acre orange orchard, cost $17 million to build. The original park included Main Street, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland. -
Emmett Till Murdered
Emmett Till,was a 14year-old boy from Chicago, was visiting his relatives in Mississippi when he was snatched from his great uncle's home. He was then beaten, shot in the head, and then thrown into Tallahatchie River. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Bus Seat
Rosa Parks, a 42 year old African American seamstress, refused to give up her seat to a white man while riding on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. For doing this, Rosa Parks was arrested and fined for breaking the laws of segregation -
Suez Crisis
The attack followed the President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser's decision of 26 July 1956 to nationalize the Suez Canal, after the withdrawal of an offer by Britain and the United States to fund the building of the Aswan Dam, which was in response to Egypt's new ties with the Soviet Union.
