By: Adam S, Allie M, Danielle E, and Neil Gillert.

1950: American Enters Korean War.
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1951: Lucille Ball Stars in television's I LOVE LUCY.
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1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower elected 34th president of the United States
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1952: First Holiday Inn Opens In Memphis Tenn.
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1953: F.H.C. Crick and J.D. Watson's Discovery of D.N.A.
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1954: Linda Brown Wins the Brown vs. Board of Education.
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1955: Jonas Stalk Discovers Polio Vaccine.
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1956: Elvis Presley 's #1 Hit "Heartbreak Hotel."
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1958: Cuban Revolution.
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1959: Hawaii and Alaska become 49th and 50th States.
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1959: First Barbie Doll.
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1960: J.F.K. Elected Youngest President.
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1963: Martin Luther King, JR "I have a dream speech"
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1963: JFK assassinated in Dallas, Texas in November
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1964: Civil Rights Act Passed.
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The Beatles Come to America: Beginning of British Rock n' Roll Invasion.
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