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1950 in American politics (3 C, 2 P) 1950s State of the Union addresses (11 P) 1951 in American politics (4 C, 3 P) 1952 in American politics (3 C, 4 P)
1960 – U-2 incident, wherein a CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace 1960 – Greensboro sit-ins, sparked by four African American college students refusing to move from a segregated lunch counter, and the Nashville sit-ins, spur similar actions and increases sentiment in the Civil Rights Movement.
American money and manufactured goods flooded into Europe, South Korea, and Japan and helped in their reconstruction. US manufacturing dominance would be almost unchallenged for a quarter-century after 1945. The American economy grew dramatically in the post-war period, expanding at a rate of 3.5% per year between 1945 and 1970.
Elections were held on November 7, 1950, and elected the members of the 82nd United States Congress. The election took place during the Korean War, during Democratic President Harry S. Truman's second (only full) term. The Democrats lost twenty-eight seats to the Republican Party in the House of Representatives.
January 26 – Jack Youngblood, American football player, sportscaster and actor; January 29 Tom Brown Jr., naturalist and tracker (d. 2024) Max Carl, singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player; January 30 – Trinidad Silva, actor (d. 1988) January 31 – Fred Karger, political consultant; February 1 – Mike Campbell, musician
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