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Korean War
The Korean War began This invasion was the first military action of the Cold War. By July, American troops had entered the war on South Korea’s behalf -
NUKESS!!!!!!!!
US begins 126 nuclear tests at Nevada Test Site -
Queen of England
Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the UK -
Siamese Twins
1st successful separation of Siamese twins -
sports illstrated
Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing -
LSD
LSD made illegal in US -
Rosa Parks
By refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus in 1955, black seamstress Rosa Parks (1913—2005) helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States -
supreme court
Supreme Court strikes down segregation of races on public buses -
spies
FBI arrests Jack & Myra Sobel, charged with spying for USSR -
golf
22nd Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 284
which is four under par -
steel strike
The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
