The Fifties By scherichm Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Dec 31, 1959 The Fifties Oct 2, 1950 The first Peanuts comic strip appeared in seven newspaper Jun 25, 1951 CBS broadcast first commerical color TV program Feb 6, 1952 Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen at age of 25 May 29, 1953 Hilary and Norgay are the first people to reach the summit of Mt. Everest May 17, 1954 Segregation ruled illegal in US Brown vs. Board of Education Jul 18, 1955 Disneyland opens to the public Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white passenger Sep 9, 1956 Elvis gyrates on Ed Sullivan Show Apr 4, 1958 Peace symbol introduced to the public at a DAC march Nov 10, 1958 Hope Diamond is donated to Smithsonian
