| his is a list of events from the 1950’s from Wikipedia for your information.1950 – The comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz, is first published. The 1950’s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the ‘1950’s or Fifties) was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. By its end, the world had largely recovered from World War II and the Cold War developed from its modest beginning in the late-1940’s to a hot competition between the United States and the Soviet Union by the early-1960’s. Clashes between communism and capitalism dominated the decade, especially in the Northern Hemisphere. The conflicts included the Korean War in the beginnings of the decade and the beginning of the Space Race with the launch of Sputnik 1. Along with increased testing of nuclear weapons (such as RDS-37 and Upshot–Knothole), this created a politically conservative climate. In the United States, the Second Red Scare caused Congressional hearings by both houses in Congress and anti-communism was the prevailing sentiment in the United States throughout the decade. The beginning of decolonization in Africa and Asia took place in this decade and accelerated in the following decade |
| 950 – Senator Joseph McCarthy gains power, and McCarthyism (1950–1954) 1950 – McCarran Internal Security Act 1950 – Korean War begins 1951 – 22nd Amendment, establishing term limits for President. 1951 – Mutual Security Act 1951 – General Douglas MacArthur fired by President Truman for comments about using nuclear weapons on China 1951 – The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, California from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference. One month later, the situation comedy I Love Lucy premieres on CBS, sparking the rise of television in the American home and the Golden Age of Television. 1951 – See It Now, an American newsmagazine and documentary series broadcast by CBS from 1951 to 1958. It was created by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly, Murrow being the host of the show. 1951 – The Catcher in the Rye is published by J. D. Salinger and invigorates the rebellious youth of the period, eventually earning the title of a Classic with its profound impact. 1952 – The debut of the Today show on NBC, originally hosted by Dave Garroway is the fourth longest running talk show on television. 1952 – ANZUS Treaty enters into force <1952 – Immigration and Nationality Act 1952 – United States presidential election, 1952 (Dwight D. Eisenhower elected 1953 – Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugurated as President. 1953 – Rosenbergs executed1953 – Korean Armistice Agreement1953 – Shah of Iran returns to power in CIA-orchestrated coup known as Operation Ajax 1954 – The Tournament of Roses Parade becomes the first event nationally televised in color 1954 – Detonation of ‘Bravo’ a 15 megaton Hydrogen bomb on Bikini Atoll. 1,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima and Nagasaki weapons, it vaporised three islands, displaced the islanders and caused long-lasting contamination. 1954 – Joseph McCarthy discredited in Army-McCarthy hearings 1954 – The CIA overthrows Guatemala‘s president Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán (Operation PBSUCCESS) 1954 – Saint Lawrence Seaway Act, permitting the construction of the system of locks, canals and channels that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the North American Great Lakes, is approved 1954 – Brown v. Board of Education, a landmark decision of the Supreme Court, declares state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students and denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional 1954 – The U.S. becomes a member of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (or SEATO) alliance 1954 – Geneva Conference. U.S. rejects the French decision to recognize Communist control of North Vietnam. U.S. increases aid to South Vietnam. 1954 – The People’s Republic of China lays siege on Quemoy and Matsu Islands; Eisenhower sends in Navy to demonstrate an invasion of Taiwan would not be permitted 1954 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at an all-time high of 382.74, the first time the Dow has surpassed its peak level reached just before the Wall Street Crash of 1929 1954 – NBC airs the The Tonight Show the first late-night talk show is originally hosted by Steve Allen1955 – Ray Kroc opens a McDonald’s fast food restaurant and, after purchasing the franchise from its original owners, oversees its national (and later, worldwide) expansion 1955 – Rosa Parks incites the Montgomery bus boycott 1955 – AFL and CIO merge in America’s largest labor union federation 1955 – Warsaw Pact, which establishes a mutual defense treaty subscribed to by eight communist states in Eastern Europe (including the USSR) 1955 – Disneyland opens at Anaheim, California< 1955 – Jonas Salk develops polio vaccine 1955 – Rock and roll music enters the mainstream, with “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley & His Comets becoming the first record to top the Billboard pop charts. Elvis Presley also begins his rise to fame around this same time. 1955 – ActorJames Deanis killed in a highway accident |
| These events cover the years from 1956 to 1959 1956 – President Eisenhower secures passages of Interstate Highway Act, which will construct 41,000 miles (66,000 km) of the Interstate Highway System over a 20-year period 1956 – The U.S. refuses to provide military support the Hungarian Revolution 1956 – Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. 1956 – Marilyn Monroe marries playwright Arthur Miller. 1956 – Jackson Pollock dies in a car crash 1956 – United States presidential election, 1956 (Eisenhower re-elected) 1956 – “In God We Trust” adopted as national motto 1957 – Eisenhower Doctrine, wherein a country could request American economic assistance and/or aid from military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggression from another state 1957 – Civil Rights Act of 1957, primarily a voting rights bill, becomes the first civil rights legislation enacted by Congress since Reconstruction 1957 – Soviets launch Sputnik; “space race” begins 1957 – Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the first commercial nuclear power plant in the U.S., goes into service 1957 – Little Rock, Arkansas school desegregation 1958 – National Defense Education Act 1958 – NASA formed as the U.S. begins ramping up efforts to explore space 1958 – Jack Kilby invents the integrated circuit 1959 – The NBC western Bonanza becomes the first drama to be broadcast in color 1959 – Cuban Revolution 1959 – Landrum–Griffin Act, a labor law that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their officials’ relationships with employers, becomes law 1959 – Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th U.S. states; to date, they are the final two states admitted to the union. |
| Rock and Roll: Rock and roll arrived at a time of considerable technological change, soon after the development of the electric guitar, amplifier and microphone, and the 45 rpm record.[20] There were also changes in the record industry, with the rise of independent labels like Atlantic, Sun and Chess servicing niche audiences and a similar rise of radio stations that played their music.[ It was the realization that relatively affluent white teenagers were listening to this music that led to the development of what was to be defined as rock and roll as a distinct genre. Because the development of rock and roll was an evolutionary process, no single record can be identified as unambiguously “the first” rock and roll record. Contenders for the title of “first rock and roll record” include “The Fat Man” by Fats Domino (1949), Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s “Strange Things Happening Everyday” Goree Carter’s “Rock Awhile” Jimmy Preston’s “Rock the Joint” (1949), which was later covered by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1952, “Rocket 88” by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats (Ike Turner and his band The Kings of Rhythm), recorded by Sam Phillips for Sun Records in March 1951. In terms of its wide cultural impact across society in the US and elsewhere, Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock”, recorded in April 1954 but not a commercial success until the following year, is generally recognized as an important milestone, but it was preceded by many recordings from earlier decades in which elements of rock and roll can be clearly discerned. Other artists with early rock and roll hits included Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Gene Vincent.[40] Chuck Berry’s 1955 classic “Maybellene” in particular features a distorted electric guitar solo with warm overtones created by his small valve amplifier. However, the use of distortion was predated by electric blues guitarists such as Joe Hill Louis, Guitar Slim, Willie Johnson of Howlin’ Wolf’s band, and Pat Hare; the latter two also made use of distorted power chords in the early 1950’s Also in 1955, Bo Diddley introduced the “Bo Diddley beat” and a unique electric guitar style,[ influenced by African and Afro-Cuban music and in turn influencing many later artists. |
