1950s+Current+Events

1950's Current Events http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/BARTLETT/49state.html http://www.hawaiiscene.com/50thState.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111064/50events.html http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Commercial_Aviation/Opening_of_Jet_era/Tran6.htm http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/rosenb/ROSENB.HTM Summry: On January 3, 1959, President Eisenhower signed the official declaration which made Alaska the 49th state. The new American flag featured seven rows of seven stars each.1959 - The Territory of Hawaii becomes the 50th State of the United States of America. Albert Einstein died in april 18, 1955. American airlines offered the first domestic jet service using its own aircraft on January 25, 1959 with a flight from New York to Los Angeles. The Rosenberg Trial is the sum of many stories: a story of betrayal, a love story, a spy story, a story of a family torn apart, and a story of government.