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Joe McCarthy
Joe McCarthy accuses Truman of protecting the accused Soviet spy Harry Dexter White, a high-ranking US Treasury official who died of a heart attack in 1948 -
Harry Truman
Harry Truman defeats Dewey in the 1948 election -
Red China
Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China -
Rosenberg
Julius Rosenberg was arrested for suspicion of espionage and accused of heading a spy ring that passed top-secret information concerning the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. -
Panmunjom
North and south Korea sign a peace treaty -
England's got a new queen
Queen Elizabeth ll Was crowed as queen do to the death of her father King George Vl -
Campanella
Campanella would win the award in 1953 as he led the NL in RBI (142) He one the MVP award as a catcher -
Dien Bien Phu falls
The French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps defeated t he viet minh communist revolutionaries in a four month battle -
Disneyland
A $17 million theme park was built on 160 acres in Anaheim, California -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A political campaign against racial segregation policy on the public transportation system. -
Rock Around The Clock
The best-known and most successful rendition was recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1954 for American Decca -
Seuz Crisis
Isreal invaded Egypt in an attempt to take over a valuable canal that controlled 2/3 of the oil getting into Europe. -
Little Rock Nine
A group of nine African Americans enrolled in a segregated school. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was the first satellite ever built. -
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers made their debut in their new home city. -
Space Monkeys
Rhesus Monkey Able was the first monkey to go to space and back to Earth. -
U-2 Spy
The U-2 was an American spy plane that was shot down by Soviet Air Defense Force. -
Birth Control
The Supreme Court made birth control became legal for married women -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
A failed landing operation by Cuban exiles on the Southwestern coast of Cuba -
Ole miss
Riot breaks out because James Meredith decides to go to ole miss which was a segregated school there were 2 people killed. Military troops had to be sent out for protection -
Hula Hoop
The hula hoop was first marketed by Wham-O -
Malcolm X Organization
Malcolm X founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity, which identified racism, and not the white race, as the enemy of justice. -
Woodstock
Woodstock was a music festival that was used as a symbol of peace and unity. -
Ayatollah's In Iran
A new Iranian constitution was approved, naming Khomeini as Iran's political and religious leader for life -
Sally Ride
She became the first woman in space. -
Crack Epidemic
Crack Cocaine was released and became apart of drug dealing -
China Under Martial Law
Deng Xiaoping imposed martial law on China.