The postwar world

72 historical events from the postwar world. 1945 – 1959

• 1945 CEAtomic Bombs on Japan
• 1945 CEFDR Dies
• 1945 CEGermany Surrenders
• 1945 CENuremberg Trials Begin
• 1945 CEPotsdam Conference
• 1945 CETeflon Is Trademarked
• 1945 CEUnited Nations Charter
• 1945 CEYalta Conference
• 1946 CEChurchill Iron Curtain Speech
• 1946 CEThe First Disposable Diaper Is Marketed
• 1946 CEThe NBA Is Founded
• 1947 CEIndia and Pakistan Gain Independence
• 1947 CEIndia Becomes Independent
• 1947 CEJackie Robinson Debuts in the Majors
• 1947 CEPakistan Gains Independence
• 1947 CERoswell Incident
• 1947 CEThe First Commercial Microwave Oven Is Sold
• 1947 CEThe First Little League World Series Is Played
• 1947 CETruman Doctrine
• 1948 CEApartheid Enshrined in South Africa
• 1948 CEBerlin Airlift
• 1948 CEIsrael Declares Independence
• 1948 CEMarshall Plan Announced
• 1948 CEScrabble Gets Its Trademark
• 1949 CECommunist Forces Capture Nanjing
• 1949 CENATO Founded
• 1949 CESoviet Bomb Test
• 1949 CEThe People's Republic of China Is Proclaimed
• 1950 CEKorean War Begins
• 1950 CEMcCarthyism Surges
• 1950 CEThe First Universal Credit Card Launches
• 1951 CEColor Television Introduced in US
• 1952 CEDwight D. Eisenhower Is Elected President
• 1952 CEElizabeth II Becomes Queen
• 1952 CEThe First Commercial Jet Airliner Enters Service
• 1953 CEDNA Double Helix Structure Announced
• 1953 CEFirst Confirmed Ascent of Mount Everest
• 1953 CEKorean Armistice
• 1953 CEStalin Dies
• 1954 CEBrown v. Board of Education
• 1954 CECERN Founded
• 1954 CEDien Bien Phu Falls
• 1954 CEOprah Winfrey Is Born
• 1954 CERoger Bannister Breaks the Four-Minute Mile
• 1954 CEThe First Nuclear Power Plant Supplies Electricity to a Grid
• 1955 CEBandung Conference Convenes
• 1955 CEBill Gates Is Born
• 1955 CEDisneyland Opens
• 1955 CEMontgomery Bus Boycott
• 1955 CERosa Parks Refuses to Yield Her Seat
• 1955 CESteve Jobs Is Born
• 1955 CEVelcro Is Patented
• 1955 CEWarsaw Pact Signed
• 1956 CEHungarian Uprising
• 1956 CESuez Crisis
• 1956 CETom Hanks Is Born
• 1957 CESputnik 1 Launch
• 1957 CEThe Boeing 707 Makes Its First Flight
• 1957 CETreaty of Rome
• 1958 CENASA Created
• 1958 CEPizza Hut Is Founded
• 1958 CEThe Atomium Opens in Brussels
• 1958 CEThe Hula Hoop Craze Peaks
• 1958 CEThe Modern LEGO Brick Design Is Patented
• 1959 CEAlaska Becomes a U.S. State
• 1959 CEBarbie Debuts at Toy Fair
• 1959 CECastro Takes Havana
• 1959 CECuban Revolution Triumphs
• 1959 CEDalai Lama Flees Tibet
• 1959 CEHawaii Becomes a U.S. State
• 1959 CEThe Guggenheim Museum Opens in New York
• 1959 CEThe Twilight Zone Premieres