The Eisenhower Years 1952-1960 By facebooker_100002883261258 May 4, 1954 Britain Sponsors an Expedition to Search for the Abominable Snowman May 4, 1954 Segregation Ruled Illegal in U.S. May 4, 1955 McDonald's Corporation Founded May 4, 1955 Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat on a Bus May 4, 1955 Disneyland Opens May 4, 1955 Warsaw Pact Signed May 4, 1955 James Dean Dies in Car Accident May 4, 1955 Emmett Till Murdered May 4, 1956 Elvis Gyrates on Ed Sullivan's Show May 4, 1956 Suez Crisis May 4, 1956 Federal Aid Highway Act May 4, 1957 Soviet Satellite Sputnik Launches Space Age May 4, 1958 NASA Founded May 4, 1959 Castro Becomes Dictator of Cuba May 4, 1960 First Televised Presidential Debates May 4, 1960 The Birth Control Pill Is Approved by the FDA