1950's

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  • First Modern Credit Card Introduced

    First Modern Credit Card Introduced
    The first Diners Club credit cards were introduced in 1950 and were handed out to 200 people and accepted by 14 restaurants in New York. The concept of the card grew and by the end of 1950, 20,000 people were using the Diners Club credit card.

  • The comic strip peanuts

    The comic strip peanuts
    The comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz was first published in 1950

  • DNA discovered

    DNA discovered
    DNA was discovered in 1953

  • Queen Elizabeth's Coronation

    Queen Elizabeth's Coronation
    Queen Elizabeth's Coronation

  • Disneyland

    Disneyland
    Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California

  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act of 1957, primarily a voting rights bill, becomes the first civil rights legislation enacted by Congress since Reconstruction