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Highlights of the decade 1950-1959
Historical Events
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Korean War
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba
Worldwide Influenza Epidemic
Cold war and anti-comunism at its hight. The arms race was on, first with the invention of the hydrogen bomb, and later, with the race for space.
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Science
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The first colortelevision sets appear
The Soviet Union launched the first space satellite Sputnik 1.
The Microchip first developed in US by Intel
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Leisure
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James Dean is killed in his new sports car & Elvis appears in his first motion picture.
A new trend also started called DIY, Do It Yourself projects.
The first McDonalds was erected in 1955
Rock and Roll was the music of the time
Beginning of Pop Art
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