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The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the "Fifties" or the "' 50s") (among other variants) was a decade that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. Throughout the decade, the world continued its recovery from World War II, aided by the post-World War II economic expansion.
The CIO Challenge to the AFL: A History of the American Labor Movement, 1935–1941, (1960) Hardman, J. B. S. "John L Lewis, labor leader and man: An interpretation." Labor History 2.1 (1961): 3-29. Hinrichs, A. F. The United Mine Workers of America, and the Non-Union Coal Fields (1923) Hutchinson, John. "John L. Lewis: To the presidency of the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 February 2025. This article is about the year 1950. For the song by King Princess, see 1950 (song). 1950 January February March April May June July August September October November December Clockwise from top left: A Convair B-36 Peacemaker from the 7th Bombardment Wing crashed in northwestern ...
Harold LeClair Ickes (/ ˈ ɪ k ə s / IK-əs; March 15, 1874 – February 3, 1952) was an American administrator, politician and lawyer.He served as United States Secretary of the Interior for nearly 13 years from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and the second longest-serving Cabinet member in U.S. history after James Wilson.
In November 2022, Quizlet announced a new CEO, Lex Bayer, the former CEO of Starship Technologies. [23] In March 2023, Quizlet started to incorporate AI features with the release "Q-Chat", a virtual AI tutor powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT API. [24] [25] [26] Quizlet launched four additional AI powered features in August 2023 to assist with student ...
Robert Q. Lewis (born Robert Goldberg; April 25, 1921 – December 11, 1991) [1] [2] was an American radio and television entertainer, comedian, [3] game show host and actor. . Although born with the Goldberg name, he grew up as Lewis, his father's professional
C. S. Lewis's novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, first of The Chronicles of Narnia series (16 October). [35] Mervyn Peake's novel Gormenghast, second of the eponymous series. Barbara Pym's novel Some Tame Gazelle. Evelyn Waugh's novel Helena.
At a May Day rally in South Africa to protest apartheid, police fired into a crowd of black demonstrators at Johannesburg, killing 19 people and injuring 38. [1]The town of Mosinee, Wisconsin, was the site of a mock Communist takeover, staged by the local American Legion outpost to illustrate what life under Soviet conquest might be like.