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Year |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1948 | - Robert Hope-Jones invented the Wurlitzer jukebox.
- The Frisbee® invented by Walter Frederick Morrison and Warren Franscioni.
- Velcro ® invented by George de Mestral.
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| 2 | 1949 | |
| 3 | 1950 | - Korean War: United States (as part of the United Nations) and South Korea vs. North Korea and Communist China 1950-1953.
- The first credit card (Diners) invented by Ralph Schneider.
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| 4 | 1951 | - Charles Ginsburg invented the first videotape recorder (VTR).
- Power steering invented by Francis W. Davis.
- Super glue invented.
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| 5 | 1952 | - Edward Teller and team build the hydrogen bomb.
- Elizabeth II. Ruler of England 1952-present. House of Windsor (name adopted Jul 17, 1917): Elder daughter of George VI, acceded Feb 6, 1956.
- Mr. Potato Head patented.
- The first diet soft drink sold called the "No-Cal Beverage" a gingerale sold by Kirsch.
- The first patent for bar code (US Patent #2,612,994) issued to inventors Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver.
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| 6 | 1953 | - Dwight Eisenhower president of the USA 1953-1961.
- Radial tires invented.
- The first musical synthesizer invented by RCA.
- Transistor radio invented by Texas Instruments.
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