Views by Decade: 1950s (page 1)

1950-1959:

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One Solution to the Parking Problem on Campus

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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