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The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the " Fifties " or the " '50s ") (among other variants) was a decade that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. Throughout the decade, the world continued its recovery from World War II, aided by the post-World War II economic expansion.
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Rock & Roll began to dominate popular music starting in the...
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The 50s decade ran from January 1, 50, to December 31, 59....
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Apr 19, 1990 · The 50s: A Decade of Music That Changed the World. During the few years when high-octane rock & roll ruled unchecked, the possibilities seemed limitless. Marquee at the Paramount Theater, New York ...
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- 1950. In 1950, Diners Club, the first modern credit card was introduced, which would eventually change the financial lives of every American in the years to come.
- 1951. On June 27,1951, the first regularly-scheduled color TV program was introduced by CBS, "The World Is Yours!" with Ivan T. Sanderson, eventually bringing life-like shows into American homes.
- 1952. On February 6, 1952, Britain's Princess Elizabeth took over the responsibility of ruling England at age 25 after the death of her father, King George VI.
- 1953. In April 1953, Cambridge University scientists James Watson and Francis Crick published a paper in the scientific journal Nature, announcing the discovery of the double-helix chemical structure of DNA.
Jun 17, 2010 · The 1950s were a decade marked by the post- World War II boom, the dawn of the Cold War and the civil rights movement in the United States. “America at this moment,” said the former British ...
Events. 1950 – 1953 Korean War. 1953 – Structure of DNA published by James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins. 1953 – Edmund Hillary is the first man on Mount Everest. 1954 – Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends France 's colonization of Vietnam and leads to division of Vietnam into North and South. 1956 – Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
