1913-2013 Worth County Extension - 100th Anniversary
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1950 to 1959

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What happened in history...

1950 - Korean War begins
1950 - The comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M Schulz is first published
1951 -  22nd Amendment, establishing term limits for President

1951 - Heartland Happy Hustling Harvesters Club was organized
1951 - Catcher in the Rye is published by J.D. Salinger and invigorates the rebellious youth of the period, eventually earning the title of a Classic with its profound impact
1952 - Dwight D Eisenhower re-elected as President
1954 - Brown v. Board of Eduction, a landmark decision of the Supreme Court, declares state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students and denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional

1954 - Union Jolly Joiners 4-H Club broke up and members went to Barton Bannerettes
1954 - Fertile Merry Maids Club was organized
1955 - Ray Kroco opens a McDonald's fast food restaurant and, after purchasing the franchise from its original owners, oversees its national and later, worldwide expansion
1955 -  Disneyland opens at Anaheim, California
1955 - Actor James Dean is killed in a highway accident
1956 - Dwight D Eisenhower re-elected as President
1957 - Little Rock, Arkansas school desegregation
1958 - NASA formed as the U.S. begins ramping up efforts to explore space
1959 - The NBC western Bonanza becomes the first drama to be broadcast in color
1959 - Alaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th U.S. states; to date, they are the final two states admitted to the union