Homework HELP!

[MainEvent212]

hey everyone, i'm back w/ more stupidity again.

im working on a group project and my part is to find things from the 1950's that impact today.can anyone help? possibly old guys where remember what happened? lol

[PalmerWMD]

SLBM's.

(Sea-launched ballistic Missles) prototyped in 50's enterd service in early 60's (does this count?)

Hmm when was the transistor invented? might be worth a look-up.

Fallout Shelters are a concept that began in the 50's in earnest, but I dont know if that would be purely 50's since I wouldnt be surprised if the first were built in the late 40's..

Anway food for thought, if I can think of more I will post it.

Fred..

[PalmerWMD]

The elucidation of DNA as a double helix by Watson and Crick is a schild of the 50's ( too lazy to look up the year).

Fred..

[SDRonEbay]

May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court issued a historic decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education. It "declared separate educational facilities for minorities were inherently unequal.

This means that you've no excuse for not completing this project yourself. Connors tells me you're brilliant, but lazy. Intelligence isn't a priviledge, it's a gift.

[w1ngzer0]

internet

[MainEvent212]

here's what i've gotten on my own so far

Racial Segregation ruled unconstitutional 1954Rosa Parks incident (bus, back, jail etc.) 1955federal highway act signed, work begins W00T!!!one! 1956Jonas Salk develops vaccine for Polio 1956National Airlines opens first passenger flight between New York and Miami December 10, 1958Alaska and Hawaii become 49th and 50th states

[NY94J30]

Korean WarSputnikMcCarthysismWarsaw Pact1956 War (Suez)Castro overthrows Batsista....

If I remember, http://www.historychannel.com has a decade by decade timeline
Modified by NY94J30 at 12:16 PM 12/5/2004

[Megaseth]

chevy invented the corvette.....Elvis made it big...the cold war

[nismofly]

Dien Bien Phu, and the Geneva Accords, basically the downfall of the French and the start of American involvement in Vietnam

i know so much more about the 60s though, if any of your group people want help too.

[NY94J30]

Geneva Conventions were '49

[nismofly]

Geneva Accords were '54 though

[NY94J30]

Oh, gotcha, you're talking about the Geneva Agreements that divided N/S Vietnam -- sorry, you're right '54 or '56.


Modified by NY94J30 at 2:39 PM 12/5/2004

[fiznat]

The Mustang?

[MinisterofDOOM]

BIG wings on cars. Fairlane, '59 Coupe DeVille, '57 Bell Air, Impala.

If I remember right, Ford switched over to an OHV V8 in the 50's, from the Valve-in-block flathead.

[nismofly]

Oh, gotcha, you're talking about the Geneva Agreements that divided N/S Vietnam -- sorry, you're right '54 or '56.

ya, ive always heard of them as the accords, you call them the agreements? or is that just what you were saying...

[Rex]

The Mustang?

Mustang was 64, IIRC, but the T-Bird came out in the 50's (where's 1der??).

I'd look for things that effected the day to day life - household goods, appliances, freedoms, education, peace/war, etc.

Try this site

[NY94J30]

ya, ive always heard of them as the accords, you call them the agreements? or is that just what you were saying...

Well, they aren't something I've thought about in a long time, that's why my mind immediately went to the '49 Conventions. The formal title is : "AGREEMENT ON THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES IN VIET-NAM, JULY 20, 1954"...though I'm sure I've heard them called the Geneva Accords, but the Geneva Accord is also the plan for Middle East peace as represented by President Bush's "Roadmap". And to further complicate things, there's The Geneva Protocols of 1925 and 1977.

[nismofly]

ya i know

whats up with Geneva? lol

[Toddles82]

Weren't the Berlin air drops late 40's-early 50's?

[nismofly]

nope, that was only june 18 of 1948 through september 30 of 1949

[Looneybomber]

Most significant. Fast food! Mainly McDonalds and how the mcdonaldization has changed the world. McD's and Walmart has revolutionized many things...I'm guna stop here before I start to rant. I dislike walmart.

[szh]

Semiconductors. Birth of transistors (late fifties, as I recall). Needed for the modern era of computing.

Fast Food (McDonalds). Albeit not in a good way, IMHO!

First satellite launched for transatlantic communication (I think in the fifties - made undersea cable less interesting.)

Space flight programs initiated (Gagarin, et. al.)

Z

[nismofly]

^^^^

ahh how could i forget sputnik?

launched october 4, 1957 by the way