The 1950s was a tense time in the Cold War, with the McCArthy witch hunts in the USA, the crushing of the Hungarian uprising and the rise of Castro in Cuba. It was also a time of great achievement, including the conquest of Everest, the first organ transplant and the launch of Sputnik. This book describes these and many other world-changing events that occurred during this decade. Part of the series Dates of a Decade, each title looks at the key dates that helped shape history during a particular decade in the 20th century. As well as describing landmark events, the books examine their causes and consequences and include contemporary newspaper reports and eyewitness accounts.

 

This book is part of a book series called Dates Of a Decade .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

Paul Harrison is a UK-based writer and editor of fiction and nonfiction books for children.

This book has the following chapters: Global Events 9 February 1950 - The McCarthy Witch Hunts 25 June 1950 - The Korean War Begins 22 January 1952 - The First Commercial Jet Airliner 28 February 1953 - DNA is Discovered 6 March 1953 - Stalin Dies 29 May 1953 - Everest is Conquered 6 May 1954 - Breaking the Four Minute Mile 23 December 1954 - The First Organ Transplant 15 April 1955 - The McDonald's Franchise Begins 30 September 1955 - James Dean Dies 1 December 1955 - Rosa Parks Refuses to Move Seats 26 July 1956 - The Suez Crisis Begins 4 November 1956 - The Hungarian Uprising is Crushed 6 January 1957 - Elvis is Censored 25 March 1957 - The EEC is Founded 4 October 1957 - Sputnik is Launched 16 February 1959 - Castro Becomes Prime Minister of Cuba 9 March 1959 - Barbie is Launched British Events 3 May 1951 - The Festival of Britain Opens 2 June 1953 - The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 6 February 1958 - The Munich Air Crash People of the Decade Glossary Index