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Presidency of Harry S. Truman
33rd President of the UNited States of America
April 12, 1945 - January 20, 1953
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Sports Champions and Politics
The champions of the NFL, NBA, NHL, and Major League Baseball mixed in with high profile political events of the 1950s -
Korean War
The conflict of Democracy vs Communism went into full scale war from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953. -
National Hockey League Champions - Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings were the dominating force in the NHL in the 2nd half of the 1950s. They took home the Stanley Cup 7 times in this decade.
Champions - 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, and 1959 -
World Series Champions
The New York Yankees won the World Series title 6 times in the decade of the 1950s.
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National Football League Champions
To start the 1950s the Cleveland Browns won the NFL Championship in 1950. -
22nd Amendment
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution limits the service of the United States President to 2 terms, and a person who has served more than 2 years of a term in which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once. -
National Football League Champions
The Detroit Lions were one of the top teams in the 1950s. They won the Championship Game 3 teams in the 1950s.
Champions - 1952, 1953, and 1957 -
Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th President of the United States of America
Januaryt 20, 1953 - January 20, 1961
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Princess Elizabeth Takes the Crown of the United Kingdom
After suffering from lung cancer for several years, King George VI died in his sleep on February 6, 1952 at age 56. Upon his death, his oldest daughter, Princess Elizabeth, became queen. Elizabeth was 25 years old. -
Segregation Ruled Illegal in the U.S. (Brown v Board of Education)
In 1896, the 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 -- a distinction which is founded in the color of the two races, and which must always exist so long as white men are distinguished from the other race by color. -
National Basketball Association Champions
The Boston Celtics started their domination of the NBA in the 1960s with 3 championships in the late 1950s.
Champions - 1957 and 1959 -
Castro Becomes the Dictator of Cuba
Ever since General Fulgencio Batista's successful coup in 1952, Fidel Castro had worked to oust Batista from Cuba. At first, Castro used the legal system but when that didn't work, he resorted to violence. -
National Football League Champions
The Baltimore Colts closed out the 1950s with Back to Back championships in 1958 and 1959.
