The 1950sBy: Jessica Carr

Inventions & Technology

• First Modern Credit Card Introduced- 1950• First “Peanuts” Cartoon Strip- 1950• Color TV Introduced- 1951• Car Seat Belts Introduced-1952• DNA Discovered-1953• First Atomic Submarine Launched- 1954• McDonald’s Corporation Founded-1955• T.V Remote Introduced-1956• Velcro Introduced-1956

Inventions & Technology

• T.V Remote Introduced-1956• Velcro Introduced-1956• Dr. Suess publishes The Cat in the Hat- 1957• Hula hoops become popular- 1958• LEGO Toy Bricks Introduced- 1958• Peace Symbol Created- 1958• NASA Founded- 1958• The Sound of Music opens on Broadway- 1959• U.S. Quiz Shows Found to be Fixed- 1959

Historical Events

• Korean War Begins- 1950• U.S. President Truman orders construction of

Hydrogen Bomb- 1950• Truman signs Peace Treaty with Japan, officially

ending WWII- 1951• Winston Churchill again Prime Minister of Great

Britain- 1951• The Great Smog of 1952• Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen at Age 25- 1952

Historical Events

• Joseph Stalin dies- 1953• Segregation ruled illegal in U.S.- 1954• Elvis gyrates on Ed Sullivan’s Show- 1956• Disneyland opens• Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus-

1955• Soviet Satellite Sputnik launches space age-1957• Laika becomes the first living animal to enter orbit-

1957

Historical Events

• Hope diamond is donated to the Smithsonian- 1958

• NASA founded- 1958• Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel Peace Prize-

1958• Castro becomes dictator of Cuba- 1959• International treaty makes Antarctica scientific

preserve- 1959

Medical Advances

• First organ transplant- 1950• Polio vaccine created- 1952• DNA discovered- 1953• Report says cigarettes cause cancer- 1954

Resources

• Rosenberg, Jennifer (). 1950s Timeline. Retrieved September 20,2010 from , About.comWebsite:http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/1950timeline.htm

• Molly (). The 1950s A Decade of Fun, Excitement, and Individuality!. Retrieved September 20, 2010 from , About.comWebsite:http://history1900s.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kyrene.k12.az.us%2Fschools%2Fbrisas%2Fsunda%2Fdecade%2Fdecade.htm