What world events happened in the 1950's?

- Alaska and Hawaii became states in 1959

- Korean War started in 1950 and ended in 1953

- Korea was split in half

- communist North Korea invaded the democratic South Korea.

- Americans tried to take territories from North Korea,

- year of 1953, two people named Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkay reached the very top of Mt. Everest.

- Albert Einstein died. He was 76 years old

- Blacks had no freedom to have their own judgment or vote.