Fifties

Timeline of The 50's

By asackerm19

  • 1950 - The Hospital

    The mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, killing 41 people. (Davenport, Ia.)

  • 1951 - Seoul

    During Korean conflict, Chinese forces capture Seoul.

  • 1952 - The French Gov.

    The French Plevin goverment falls.

  • 1953 - The Premiere

    Ernest Blochs, "Suite Hebraique", premieres.

  • 1954 - Elvis

    Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville.

  • 1955 - Stamps

    Bhutan issues it's 1st postage stamps.

  • 1956 - Eiffel Tower

    A fire damages the top of the Eiffel Tower.

  • 1957 - THe Irish

    An Irish Republican Army unit attacks Brookeborough.

  • 1958 - BOAC

    BOAC Britannia flies London to New York in a record 7 hours 57 minutes.

  • 1959 - Cuba

    Cuban Dictator flees Cuba for the Dominican Republic/

  • 1960 - The Franc

    The Bank of France issues the frac, worth 100 times the value of existing francs