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After Rosa Parks changes history by refusing to give
up her bus seat to a white man, she becomes known as
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Bette Davis, one of the most popular actresses of her
time, is shown in a scene from All About Eve. |
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In 1950, Althea Gibson is the first African American to
play in the U.S. Nationals (known today as the U.S. Open).
She wins the tournament in 1957 and 1958. |
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Lucille Ball (left foreground) and fellow actors are
shown in a scene from the popular 1950s television series
I Love Lucy. |
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| • The Korean
War begins. |
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television is introduced in the United States. |
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| • Jacqueline Cochran
becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier. |
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| • In Brown
v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court declares
segregation in schools unconstitutional. |
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| • Rosa
Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus, sparking
the Montgomery bus boycott. |
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Gibson is the first African American to win the All
England title in tennis at Wimbledon. |
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| • The United
States launches its first satellite, Explorer I, into space. |
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• Alaska and
Hawaii become the 49th and 50th states.
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