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100 years into the past
1950 - 1959
Laika is the first dog in space.
What were the main events in the previous century that shaped the way we live today?
We've looked back over the past 100 years and compiled a list of events, inventions and social changes that may have affected the present and possibly the future.
What were the main events in the previous century that shaped the way we live today?
We've looked back over the past 100 years and compiled a list of events, inventions and social changes that may have affected the present and possibly the future.
1950
The world's first organ transplant takes place.
Charles Ginsburg developed the first videotape recorder (VCR).
Charles Ginsburg developed the first videotape recorder (VCR).
1951
U.S. surgeon John Gibbon Jr. creates the first heart-lung machine.
1952
The first birth control pill is introduced, although it will not be available to the public for another 8 years.
1953
Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Experiments with mice link cancer to tobacco tar. DNA structure is discovered.
Microwave ovens first produced by the Raytheon Corporation.
Elizabeth II is crowned Queen of England.
Experiments with mice link cancer to tobacco tar. DNA structure is discovered.
Microwave ovens first produced by the Raytheon Corporation.
Elizabeth II is crowned Queen of England.
1954
Invention of the transistor radio.
1955
Ray Kroc buys out a hamburger franchise from the McDonald brothers.
A black woman, Mrs Rosa Parks, was arrested by police in Montgomery, Alabama, after refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person.
A black woman, Mrs Rosa Parks, was arrested by police in Montgomery, Alabama, after refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person.
1956
The hovercraft was invented by Christopher Cockerell.
1957
The U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik I, the first earth satellite. Space exploration becomes another arena of Cold War competition.
Sputnik II launched, carrying a dog, Laika, the first living creature to orbit the Earth.
Sputnik II launched, carrying a dog, Laika, the first living creature to orbit the Earth.
1958
The USA establishes NASA with their first satellite released this year.
Charge card American Express debuts and the forerunner of Visa, the BankAmericard, also make an appearance.
Charge card American Express debuts and the forerunner of Visa, the BankAmericard, also make an appearance.
1959
The microchip is invented by Jack Kilby and future Intel founder Robert Noyce.
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