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

[Queen's Bio]

 

Hillary and Norgay Climb Mt. Everest   March 1953

[Hillary's Story]

 

Joseph Stalin Dies  1953

 

Marilyn Monroe married Arthur Miller (January 14, 1954 -  October 27, 1954)

[Marilyn's bio]

 

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
Ascends 125 Miles at 4,000mph. (1956)

[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]

 

Cold War Summary

 

Calender of Events for Years 1952-1956  

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