1950

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- Korean War

- Nationalist Uprising in Puerto Rico

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1951

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- Korean War

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1952

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- Egyptian Revolution

- Funeral of King George VI

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1953

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- Death of Stalin

- East German Uprising

- Korean War Ends

- Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

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1954

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- Algerian War of Independence begins

- Marilyn Monroe, iconic superstar

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1955

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- Istanbul Pogrom

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1956

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- Hungarian Revolution

- Suez Crisis

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1957

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- Launch of Soviet satellites Sputnik I + II

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1958

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- Elvis joins the Army

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1959

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- Cuban Revolution

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