1950-1959

Important Events of the Decade

1950- Korean War Begins
The Korean War Civil War began to fight on June 25, 1950-1953, when the North Korea attacked South Korea. One side, North Korea was support by the People’s Republic of China with limited weapons. South Korea was supported by United Nations Command forces in Korea (U.N).

Korean War Korean War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
http://www.delawarenationalguard.com/history/images/korea.jpg

1951- Libya becomes independent
On November 21, 1949, the UN General Assembly said Libya should become independent before January 1, 1952. Idris represented Libya in the UN negotiations. On December 24 1951, Libya declared its independence as the United Kingdom of Libya.

Highlights Of Libya (independent)
http://www.exodus.co.uk/maps/lal.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya#History_of_Libya

1954- The Army-McCarthy hearings
The televised hearing begins. The United States Army accused that Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (Republican, Wisconsin) and his chief, Roy Cohn. They were pressuring the Army to give preferential treatment to McCarthy aide and the friend of Cohn’s, G David Schine.

Roy Cohn and Senator McCarthy conferring during the Army-McCarthy hearings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy#The_Army-McCarthy_hearings

Important People of the Decade
1950-
Harry s. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United States. He decides to drop the world’s first atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the nuclear attacks during WWII and made Japan surrender hen ended the WWII.

The Nagasaki atom bomb
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWII
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Truman

1955-
Rosa Parks, an African American civil rights activist. On December 1, 1955 she refuses to give up her seat on a bus. This disobedience civil action started the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks

1953-
Rosenberg spying case-Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg were excused in the New York, June 19, 1953. The couples were excused because of passing nuclear weapons secrets to Soviet Union.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg#Trial_and_convictionenberg#Trial_and_conviction
Important Technological Improvements of the Decade

1955-
Dr. Jonas Salk, an American physician was best known for the first successful developed vaccine for polio. Later on he also develops towards the AIDS vaccine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk

1958-
America considers an orbital satellite since 1945. Finally on January 31, 1958, small satellite called Explore 1 successfully orbits the earth.

An Earth observation satellite, ERS 2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite#History_of_artificial_satellites

A famous book of the decade

Dear and Glorious Physician is the famous book in 1959. It’s written by Taylor Caldwell, an Anglo-American novelist. She is popular in writing a fiction. This book gives an impact on people.

http://www.caderbooks.com/best50.html













Important scientific discoveries
NASA is stand for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is a agency of US that established on July 29, 1958. This is important for our life because this program gives as a better understanding of the space and it support the needs that people needed.

Famous art work

Stlevette is the famous art work by Pablo Picasso in 1954. Its portrait of the youn woman with the ponytail. This piece of art wowrk is famous by the idea of the relationship to the failure of the love affair with Francoise Gilot.