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Joe McCarthy
Senator who investigates communists in the American Government. -
Harry Truman
Harry Truman wins presidential election of 1948 upsetting the poll predictions -
Red China
Red China falls under communist rule of Mad Zedong. The creation of Peoples Republic of China. -
England Got a New Queen
Queen Elizabeth was crowned the new queen of England. -
Campanella
The best hitting catcher in baseball. Won his second MVP in 1953. -
Rosenbergs
In 1953 the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for espionage for their role in passing atomic secrets to the Soviets during and after World War II. -
Panmunjom
Where the Korean Armistice Agreement that paused the Korean war was signed in 1953. -
Dien Bien Phu Falls
A battle happens in Dien Bien Phu Falls, Vietnam. After a four month siege led by the Vietnamese nationalist. The fall made the French pull out of the region. -
"Rock Around the Clock"
Rock Around the Clock was a song based on a novel called the Backboard Jungle. -
Disneyland
Disneyland was opened in 1955 inspired by Walt Disney wanting to make a theme park representing his characters. -
Alabama
The Montgomery Bus Boycott happen in Alabama which started on December 5,1955. -
Trouble in the Suez
The Suez crisis was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel. -
Little Rock
The Governor Orval Fabus order Arkansas National Ground to prevent African American students from enrolling in Central highschool. -
Sputnik
It was the first Artificial Earth Satellite launched by the USSR in 1957. -
California Baseball
Los Angeles Dodgers made their debut in their new home city, 2,796 miles from Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, where they had been playing since 1884. -
Hulu Hoops
A version of a hulu hoop was made by Arthur Melin. He sold twenty million of them. -
Space Monkey
A squirrel monkey was launched into outer space on a module of the Jupiter missile. -
U2
When the USSR shot down an American U2 plane and captured the pilot Francis Gary Powers. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
A failed attempt to invade the southwestern side of Cuba by Americans. -
Ole Miss
A riot started at the University of Mississippi because people were tired of the segregation laws. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm gave a speech at the University of California about racial segregation. -
Birth Control
In 1965 birth control became legal. -
WoodStock
It was 3 days of drugs nudity scarce food and bad traffic. There were also many deaths. -
Ayatollah's in Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini, was an Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader, philosopher, revolutionary, and politician. WHo returned to Iran in 1979 -
Crack
A crack epidemic broke out in 1983 -
Sally Ride
Sally Ride was the first woman in space. -
China's Under Martial Law
Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, the Chinese People's Liberation Army played a decisive role in enforcing martial law, suppressing the demonstrations by force and upholding the authority of the Chinese Communist Party.
