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Book Burning in Nazi Germany
"Book burning" refers to the ritual destruction by fire of books or other written materials. In 1933, Nazis burned works of Jewish authors, and other works considered "un-German", -
Developments and Incidents of Atomic Bomb
The development of the Atomic bomb was impressive because it was an accumulation of decades of physics and chemistry. Before anyone ever thought or expressed ideas about mass production of atomic bombs, scientific groundwork had to be established. Forty years prior to the making of the Atomic bomb scientists were developing ideas that would later become the backbone of the Manhattan Project. Advances in physics and chemistry had to occur before the bomb could be produced. -
Peace Treaty ending WWII
The final battles of the European Theatre of World War II as well as the German surrender to the Western Allies and the Soviet Union took place in late April and early May 1945 -
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Cold War
The Cold War was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc, dominated by the United States with NATO among its allies, and powers in the Eastern Bloc, dominated by the Soviet Union along with the Warsaw Pact. This began after the success of their temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany, leaving the USSR and the US as two superpowers with profound economic and political differences. -
Blacklist in Hollywood
In October 10, 1947; The Hollywood blacklist- as the broader entertainment industry blacklist is generaly known- was the mid-20th-century practice of denying employment to screenwriters, actors, directors, musicians, and other U.S. entertainment professionals because of their suspected political beliefs or associations. -
The Hiss Affair
Whittaker Chambers, a former Communist Party member, testified under subpoena before the HUAC that Hiss had secretly been a Communist while in federal service. Chambers had previously testified under oath that Hiss had never been a Communist or a spy, and Chambers would admit, under oath, to other instances where he had committed perjury under oath. Hiss categorically denied the charge. When Chambers repeated his claim on nationwidradio, Hiss filed a defamation lawsuit against him. -
Loyalty Oath Controversy at University of California
The loyalty oath controversy began in 1949 and continued until 1951; the last suit for back wages was won by a non-signer, and until the American Association of University Professors lifted its censure of the administration. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a war between South Korea and North Korea. It was primarily the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. The Korean Peninsula was ruled by the Empire of Japan from 1910 until the end of World War II. Following the surrender of the Empire of Japan in September 1945, American administrators divided the peninsula along the 38th paralle -
Rise of suburbia/Levttown,PA
The brainchild of developer William J. Levitt, Levittown, Pennsylvania was the largest planned community constructed by a single builder in the United States. By the time it was completed in 1958, the development occupied over 5500 acres in lower Bucks County and included churches, schools, swimming pools, shopping centers and 17,311 single-family homes. -
Developments of New Technologies
Between 1946 and 1950 the research staff of RCA Laboratories invented the world's first electronic, monochrome compatible, color television system. A successful color television system began commercial broadcasting, first authorized by the FCC on December 17, 1953 based on a system designed by RCA. -
The McCarthy Hearings
The Army–McCarthy hearings were a series of hearings held by the United States Senate's Subcommittee on Investigations between April 1954 and June 1954. The hearings were held for the purpose of investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy. -
Brown vs. boad of Education
the Court unanimously ruled that "separate but equal" public schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional. The Brown case served as a catalyst for the modern civil rights movement, inspiring education reform everywhere and forming the legal means of challenging segregation in all areas of society. -
Comic Books Bans
The Comics Code Authority was formed in 1954 by the Comics Magazine Association of America as an alternative to government regulation, to allow the comic publishers to self-regulate the content of comic books in the United States.
