Views by Decade: 1950s (page 1)1950-1959:
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25 June 1950 | - Korean war begins |
6 September 1952 | - Canada's first TV station begins transmitting |
2 June 1953 | - coronation of Elizabeth II |
27 July 1953 | - Korean war ends |
10 June 1957 | - J.G. Diefenbaker wins minority government |
1959 | - microchip invented |
Books: | J.D. Salinger, Catcher in the Rye; Mordecai Richler, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Sheila Watson, The Double Hook |
Movies: | "All About Eve;" "On the Waterfront;" "Ben-Hur." |
Music: | "Rocket 88," considered the first rock and roll record, is released; soul music is invented. |
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