1. 1950 War in Korea Credit Card system Is introduced in US Mass production of computers began First organ transplant takes place President Truman confirmed Hydrogen Bomb Programme

2. 1951 Miss World Competition begins Rock and roll becomes popular The still camera is given a built-in flash Color televisions start in the US Dresses without waistlines are introduced

3. 1952 Dwight Eisenhower is elected president Churchill became UK prime minister Food rationing ended Clean Air Act of 1952 passed Givenchy showed his first collection in Paris

4. 1953 Witch hunt hearings took place in the US DNA is discovered Queen Elizabeth II crowned Mount Everest is conquered by Hillary and Tensing A new regime took over in Russia when Stalin died

5. 1954 Coco Chanel reopened her Paris fashion salon after a long closure The four minute mile is broken by Britain's Roger Bannister Segregation is made illegal in the US Over half of US homes have television sets DEET (N,N-diethyl- m-toluamide) insect repellent developed.

6. 1955 Felt-tip pen introduced in England James Dean dies in a car accident Civil Rights campaign starts in US Warsaw Pact Agreement is signed Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” rocks around the world

7. 1956 Velcro is introduced to the public Elvis Presley becomes very popular after filming “Love Me Tender” First hard disk drive introduced Prince Rainier III of Monaco married film star Grace Kelly The Suez Canal was nationalized and control taken from Britain and France

8. 1957 Sputnik I goes into orbit Lasers are developed Dr. Seuss publishes The Cat in the Hat European Economic Community established Laika becomes the first living animal to enter orbit

9. 1958 Lego bricks are introduced NASA is founded Boris Pasternak refuses The Nobel Prize Hula Hoops become popular Stereo LP records are first sold

10. 1959 “Sound of Music” opens on Broadway Barbie dolls are invented Alaska and Hawaii become US states Microchip is invented First Daytona 500 Stock Car race