2007-11-20 15:08:00 · 8 answers · asked by El Stupido 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
1951 - McCarthyite anti-Communist witch hunts in the U.S.
1952 - the National Revolution in Bolivia
1953 - Joseph Stalin dies
1954 - Anti-Stalinist revolution in Hungary; Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal
1955 - Costa Rican Rebellion; Argentine Revolt
1956 - Arab-Israeli War
1957 - U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik I
1958 - Venezuelan Revolt; Lebanese Civil War
1959 - Fidel Castro's rebels oust Fulgencio Batista from power in Cuba
2007-11-20 15:37:36 · answer #1 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The formation of the HUAC committe during the time of the Korean war (1951-1954). Sometime in the early 50s called McCarthyism. The dropping and testing of atomic bombs in the Neveda desert so they could see how they could use in the battle field. Some think that is the reason why John Wayne died of lung alments, because of the dust in the desert where they made a lot of movies. That was all during the 1950s. The beginning of the Vietnam war in 1954, and the fall of Indochine
2007-11-21 10:58:17 · answer #2 · answered by datalj12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Happened In The Year 1960
2016-11-06 11:36:12 · answer #3 · answered by anicet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inventions 1950 to 1960:
Some important like the "black box" flight recorder, some not so important like Mr. Potato Head.
1950 -
The first credit card (Diners) invented by Ralph Schneider.
1951 -
Super glue invented.
Power steering invented by Francis W. Davis.
Charles Ginsburg invented the first videotape recorder (VTR).
1952 -
Mr. Potato Head patented.
The first patent for bar code (US Patent #2,612,994) issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver.
The first diet soft drink sold.
Edward Teller and team build the hydrogen bomb.
1953 -
Radial tires invented.
The first musical synthesizer invented by RCA.
David Warren, an Australian, invented the black box - flight recorder.
Transistor radio invented by Texas Instruments.
1954 -
Oral contraceptives invented.
The first nonstick pan produced.
The solar cell invented by Chaplin, Fuller and Pearson.
Ray Kroc started McDonalds.
1955 -
Tetracycline invented.
Optic fiber invented.
1956 -
The first computer hard disk used.
The hovercraft invented by Christopher Cockerell.
Bette Nesmith Graham invented "Mistake Out," later renamed Liquid Paper, to paint over mistakes made with a typewriter.
1957 -
Fortran (computer language) invented.
1958 -
The modem invented.
Gordon Gould invents the laser.
The Hula Hoop invented by Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin.
The integrated circuit invented by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce.
1959 -
The internal pacemaker invented by Wilson Greatbatch.
Barbie Doll invented.
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce both invent the microchip.
1960 -
The halogen lamp invented.
2007-11-20 15:29:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Uhhh, the Korean War started in 1950. It was a pretty big deal.
2007-11-20 15:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1959, Alaska # 49 & Hawaii # 50 become United States.
2007-11-20 15:43:11 · answer #6 · answered by Math_Maestro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The American colonies of England gained independence, becoming the United States of America.
2016-05-24 09:56:07 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hydrogen bomb created-1950
Color tv created-1951
DNA discovered-1953
Segregation ruled illegal-1954
First animal enters orbit-1957
NASA founded-1958
2007-11-20 15:17:29 · answer #8 · answered by kayteekarnage 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋