New: history0xAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-183959hive-180932steemuncommonlabhive-185836photographyhive-166405bitcoinhive-183397hive-144064hive-150122hive-188619hive-145157hive-109690lifehive-101145hive-139150hive-124908krsuccesshive-113376hive-193186TrendingNewHotLikerssroka87 (62)in history • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1960 - Ruby Bridges goes to schoolAs the first black student to attend an all-white school, 6 year old Ruby Bridges is escorted by US Marshalls during her first year at William Frantz Elementary in Louisiana. Bridges was one of…sroka87 (62)in history • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1955 - Istanbul PogromGovernment instigated anti-Greek riots see widespread destruction of property, violent attacks and rape against non-Muslim minorities. In what some refer to as the “Kristallnacht in…sroka87 (62)in history • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1954 - Marilyn Monroe, iconic superstarA tumultuous year in the life of global celebrity Marilyn Monroe. Aside from her showbiz life, she toured South Korea and had a short-lived and volatile marriage to baseball star Joe Dimaggio.…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1953 - East German UprisingA wave of strikes and protests turns into a widespread uprising against the communist German Democratic Republic government, which was violently suppressed by Soviet troops. The East German…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1952 - Egyptian RevolutionA military coup d'etat by the 'Free Officers' forces the Egyptian King Farouk to abdicate, removes remnants of British influence in the government, and creates a republic in Egypt. Prior to…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1951 - Korean WarKorean War - the intervention of Chinese troops forces UN troops into a retreat back to the 38th parallel, followed by stalemate as neither side proves capable of a decisive breakthrough.…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1950 - Utuado UprisingNationalist rebels rise up in Puerto Rico seeking independence from the USA. Martial law was declared and the uprising crushed with widespread arrests. In response an assassination attempt was made…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1949 - Monkey in SpaceA V2 rocket carries Albert II, a rhesus monkey, into space, at an altitude of 83 miles. During the early years of the Space Age the US launched several V2 rockets into space with a mission to…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1948 - Berlin BlockadeA massive airlift of supplies is undertaken by Western allies in response to Soviet blockade of west Berlin. The Berlin Blockade was the firing pistol that began the Cold War. The Second World…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1947 - Partition of IndiaAugust 15th, 1947, inaugurated one of the cruelest and most enduring ironies of decolonization. India, a British property with over 4,500 years of civilization and a population of 415 million…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1946 - Displaced People scattered throughout EuropeIn the aftermath of war millions of refugees and former inmates of Nazi concentration camps were scattered far from home. DP camps in Germany, Austria and Italy were set up to house them before they…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1945 - The Fall of Nazi GermanyBy the beginning of 1945 the war which Germany had unleashed throughout the world had come back to consume it. In sharp contrast with what had occurred in 1918 in 1945 Germany fought, literally, to…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1944 - D-DayWith Hitler’s armies in control of most of mainland Europe, the Allies knew that a successful invasion of the continent was central to winning the war. Hitler knew this too, and was expecting an…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1943 - The HolocaustFrom the beginning of the war in 1939, until the summer of 1941, tens of thousands of Jews were murdered due to the effects of the German occupation policy. Upon the German invasion of the Soviet…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1942 - Battle for StalingradUntil the autumn of 1942, the German army was consistently victorious. Europe lay under German domination, from France in the west to the Volga River in the east; from the Arctic Circle in Norway to…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1941 - Japanese attack on Pearl HarborOn the morning of 7 December 1941, at 7.55am local time, 183 aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States Naval base at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Their…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1940 - The BlitzFollowing defeat in the Battle of Britain, Hitler believed that by targeting civilians he could force the British to surrender and on 7th September began his daily bombing campaign. London was the…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1939 - Germany invades PolandOn September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. To justify the action, Nazi propagandists falsely claimed that Poland had been planning, with its allies Great Britain and France, to encircle and…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1938 - Nazi Nuremberg RallyThe annual Nazi Party rally was a key propaganda event showcasing the intimidating might, organization and commitment of Hitler's supporters. Although there were earlier rallies of the Nazi…sroka87 (62)in history • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.1937 - Hindenburg DisasterThe Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937 brought an end to the age of the rigid airship.The disaster killed 35 persons on the airship, and one member of the ground crew, but…
