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- The beginning of the Cold War lead to beginning of the Space Race with the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 and the United States would create NASA in response in 1958. Along with increased testing of nuclear weapons (such as RDS-37 and Upshot–Knothole) called the arms race, the tense geopolitical situation created a politically conservative climate.
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What Happened in 1952 History. Elizabeth II becomes the Queen of England after her father, George VI, dies. The first hydrogen bomb is successfully detonated by the United States. The Mau Mau Rebellion begins in Kenya as an effort to end the British rule of the country.
Sep 6, 2022 · In this article, we will look at 7 historical events that took place in the 1950s, with many of these events still impacting the world today. The Korean War (1950-1953) US soldiers fighting near the Ch’ongch’on River, 1950.
1950s. " '50s " and "Fifties" redirect here. For decades comprising years 50–59 of other centuries, see List of decades, centuries, and millennia. Top, L-R: U.S. Marines engaged in street fighting during the Korean War, c. late September 1950; The first polio vaccine is developed by Jonas Salk.
- Korean War. After five years of simmering tension on the Korean peninsula, the Korean war began in 1950 when the Northern Korean army invaded South Korea.
- Elizabeth II became queen of the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II served as a queen from 1952 as well as the head of the Commonwealth, the queen was known for taking a keen and serious interest in government and political affairs she was credited with modernizing many aspects of the monarchy.
- Montgomery Bus boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest where African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery Alabama to protest segregated seating.
- The Suez Crisis. The Suez Crisis began when Israeli armed forces pushed into Egypt towards the Suez Canal, Israel was joined by the French and British damaging the relationship between Israel and the United States.
Hopin' the music never ends. These happy days are yours and mine. In American memory, the postwar 1950s have acquired an idyllic luster. Reruns of 1950s TV shows such as Leave It to Beaver and Father Knows Best leave today's viewers with an impression of unadulterated family bliss.
The 1950s saw the rise of global tensions due to cold war, and the world was cleft into two political, administrative and ideological halves — capitalism, espoused by the US, and communism, adopted by the Soviet Union, or USSR.
