U.S. President (1953-1961):
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Minn. Governor (1955-1961):
Orville L. Freeman
This page is provided in honor of WHS teacher Ms Lola Fay 1952-1956
News Highlights Princess
Elizabeth becomes Queen of England at age 25, June 2, 1953 Marilyn Monroe
married Arthur Miller (January 14, 1954 -
October 27, 1954) Julius
and Ethel Rosenberg Executed for Espionage [Timeline] Korean
War (June 25, 1950 - Jan 31, 1955) [Timeline] Nautilus, the
first atomic powered submarine, launched
Jan 21, 1954 1954 Brown vs.
School of Education Segregation Case [Story] Disneyland
opens in 1955 DNA Molecule
is photographed (1956) [Story] Albert Sabin
Announces Development of Three Types of
Oral Polio Vaccine!! (1956) Grace Kelly
marries Prince Rainier of Monaco on
April 19, 1956 [Photos] The world
reads page 315 of "Payton Place" (1956) Betty Furness
wears heels and pearls to open a fridge (1956) (The door
doesn't open) The first bank
drive-up window opens (1956) The Supreme
Court said "No!" to segregation on buses (1956) [Rosa Parks] [Bus Boycott] [About Rosa] Sinking of the
Andrea Doria (1956) [Story] Egypt-Israel
clash: Gaza strip goes to Israel
(1956) [Sinai]
[Suez Timeline] [Tripartite Invasion] First American
Test Rocket for Sending Man-Made Satellite into Orbit [Satellite History] [Satellite Orbit Technology] Hungarian
revolt crushed by the Soviet tanks (1956) [Overview]
[One Story]
[US Study] Africa
Apartheid and Treason Trials
(1956) [Timeline] Calender of Events for Years 1952-1956 [1952] [1953] [1954] [1955] [1956]
Hillary and Norgay Climb Mt. Everest March 1953
Joseph Stalin Dies
1953
Ascends 125 Miles at 4,000mph. (1956)