The 1950's

You Can Survive


A Timeline of the 50's
1950
Harry Truman approves the Hydrogen Bomb's production		 1951
First color television pictures broadcast		 1952
Elizabeth II becomes the Queen of England		 1953
The Rosenbergs are electocuted for espionage		 1954
Brown vs. Board of Education 		1955
West Germany joins NATO Alliance		 1956
Dr. Jonas Salk's Polio Vaccine in use		 1957
Russian satillite Sputnik is launched		 1958
First US satellite orbits earth		 1959
Alaska and Hawaii become states		 1960
The Beatles make their debut

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Created by Robert Gingras
Class of 2010