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Joseph Stalin dies
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Queen Elizabeth II is crowned
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The Korean War ends after three years of fighting
An armistice splits Korea at the 38 parallel. 314 Canadians were killed and 1211 injured -
he Cold War continues in earnest when President Dwight D. Eisenhower approves a top secret document stating that the U.S. nuclear arsenal must be expanded to combat the communist threat around the world
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Colour tvs goes on sale
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The conclusion of the Geneva Conference results in the Geneva Peace Accords,
French withdraw their forces from what was then called Indochina (present-day Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos). The Accords also divided Vietnam into North and South along the 17th parallel. Canada played a role in supervising the ceasefire in Indochina, as part of the International Control Commission (ICC) along with Poland and India for the next 18 years. -
France leaves Vietnam
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Hurricane Hazel hits Toronto
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Algerian War
Algeria rebels against French colonial;eight year struggle until independence -
Rosa Parks + American civil movement
African American Rosa Parks is arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus, sparking boycott led by Martin Luther King Jr -
Rock and Roll emerged in the Mid-50s
Elvis becomes the leading figure
