Elvis

1950s

By bongiornojames

  • korean war begins

    korean war begins

  • construction of the hydrogen bomb begins

    construction of the hydrogen bomb begins

  • McCarthy Begins witch hunt

    McCarthy Begins witch hunt
    senator joseph mcCarthy investigates communism

  • truman officialy ends war

    truman officialy ends war
    truman signed peace treaty with japan officialy ending the war.

  • color TV introduced

    color TV introduced

  • churchill stays the prime minister

    churchill stays the prime minister
    winston churchill again prime minister

  • the great smog

    the great smog

  • polio vaccine created

    polio vaccine created
    jonas salk from the univ. of pitt found the vaccine for the polio virus.

  • princess becomes queen at age 25!

    princess becomes queen at age 25!
    princess elizabeth becomes at just age 25

  • DNA discovered

    DNA discovered

  • Rosenburgs executed for espionage

  • Joseph Stalin dies

    Joseph Stalin dies

  • first atomic submarine luanched

    first atomic submarine luanched

  • segregation ruled illegal in the U.S

    segregation ruled illegal in the U.S

  • warsaw pact signed

    warsaw pact signed