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1950 – Senator Joseph McCarthy gains power, and McCarthyism (1950–1954) begins. 1950 – McCarran Internal Security Act. 1950 – Korean War begins. 1950 – The comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz, is first published. 1950 – NBC airs Broadway Open House a late-night comedy, variety, talk show through 1951. Hosted by Morey Amsterdam ...
27 ott 2009 · The civil rights movement was a struggle for justice and equality for African Americans that took place mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. Among its leaders were Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, the ...
22 feb 2010 · Causes of the Space Race. By the mid-1950s, the U.S.-Soviet Cold War had worked its way into the fabric of everyday life in both countries, fueled by the arms race and the growing threat of ...
1950 Major News Events in History. Korean War begins when North Korea invaded South Korea in June. United States - Great Brinks Robbery. Diner's Club issues the first credit cards. President Truman signs the Organic Act of Guam. The Tollund Man, a mummified body from the 4th Century, is found. President Harry Truman sends United States military ...
30 ott 2023 · This Cold War timeline contains important dates and events from 1950 to 1959. This period covers the second Red Scare, McCarthyism, the birth of the Space Race and the rise of a new Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev. It has been written and compiled by Alpha History authors. If you would like to suggest an entry for inclusion in this timeline ...
These are some of the important events in American history during the decade starting 1950. The Cold War and the spread of Communism in Eastern Europe, China, and Korea in the late 1940s and early 1950s prompted the United States to increase dramatically its defense spending. As more and more companies came to rely on defense contracts, the ...
January 17, 1950 - The Brinks robbery in Boston occurs when eleven masked bandits steal $2.8 million from an armored car outside their express office. April 1, 1950 - For the first time, the 1950 census counts a population in the United States over 150 million people. The 14% increase since the last census now showed a count of 150,697,361.
