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A retro journey through the news and history of the 1950s

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1959 Fifties

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The Nation 1959

 

Vice President Nixon argues with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate"


Oklahoma ends prohibition after 51 years


President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill Hawaii becomes 50th U.S. state


Nobel prizes 1959


Physics – Emilio Gino Segrè, Owen Chamberlain
Chemistry – Jaroslav Heyrovský
Physiology or Medicine – Severo Ochoa, Arthur Kornberg
Literature – Salvatore Quasimodo
Peace – Philip John Noel-Baker

 



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time magazine 1959

 

Dwight D. Eisenhower
"We Can Trust Him." Last week, returned from his journey to Europe, Asia and Africa, Eisenhower towered as the world's best-known, best-liked citizen. His trip had been one of breathtaking excitement, high point of a bold venture into personal diplomacy. How that venture came about and developed was one of the year's most fascinating behind-the-scenes stories. But its real meaning lay in an understanding of Ike the Man and Eisenhower the President." Time man of the Year Dwight D. Eisenhower



The World 1959

 

U.S. recognizes Fidel Castro's Cuban government


Cuba invades Panama


The Class of 1959


  

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