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
Hillary and Norgay Climb Mt. Everest March 1953
Joseph Stalin Dies
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
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]
Calender
of Events for Years 1952-1956
[1952] [1953] [1954] [1955] [1956]