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1955
1954
- Racial segregation in schools ruled unconstitutional
- The Algerian War of Independence: French forces fight Algerian guerrilla forces for 8 years before granting independence to Algeria
- Henri Matisse dies
-Elvis Presley makes his recording debut on Sun Records with a version of Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup's "That's All Right."
1956
1957
1959
1958
-Jonas Salk announces the development of a vaccine for polio
- Warsaw pact formed
- Invention of Velcro
- Fiber Optics (by Kapany)
- Hungarian Revolution of 1956; Spontaneous revolt against Soviet-installed government in Hungary; Soviets crush rebellion militarilyOcean liner
- Andrea Doria collides with the Stockholm
-Sputnik Launched
-The Treaty of Rome creates the European Economic Community
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-USS Nautilus sails to North Pole
-Guggenheim Museum opens
-Stereo LP recordings come into usage
-FM Stereo Broadcasts
-Integrated Circuit
-Frank Lloyd Wright dies
-Alaska and Hawaii enter the unione