1950-1959
Kayci Simmons
Presidents
Harry Truman
Political Party: democrat Scandals: He wrote to a music critic whom wrote a bad review on his daughters music that if they ever met he should expect a broken nose and two black eyes. Issues: ended war with Japan, Executive Order 9981 (desegregated armed forces)
Dwight D.Eisenhower
Political Party:Republican Scandals: sex with his wartime driver, Kay Summersby Issues: Federal Aid Highway Act
Fabulous Fifties!
2. Color TV Introduced- June 25, 1951- Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C.
3. Disneyland Was Opened- July 17, 1955- Anaheim, California
4. First People Climbed Mount Everest- May 29, 1953-Himalayas, Nepal
5. Segregation Ruled Illegal- May 17, 1954- USA
6. NASA Founded- July 29, 1958-Washington, D.C.
7. Polio Vaccine Founded- April 12, 1955
8. McDonalds Opens- May 15, 1955
9. First Holiday Inn- August 1, 1952
10. First Playboy Magazine- December 1953- USA
Famous Movie!
Actors- Gene Kelly and Donald O'Conner
Famous Song!
Elvis Presley