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The 1950s, place by place
404 places where the 1950s left a mark — from world-historic moments to the corner shop that opened and never closed. Every entry is pinned to the ground it happened on.
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- 1950 1950 European Aquatics Championships
Viennaworld - 1950 Norbulingka
Lhasalocal - 1950 Hotel Handelshof
Essenlocal - 1950 The Schuman Declaration
Parisworld - 1950 European Convention on Human Rights
Romeworld - 1950 Osaka Stadium
Osakalocal - 1950 Rakuten Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi
Sendailocal - 1950 Shuri Theatre
Nahalocal - 1950 Sankt Pauli kyrka, Malmö
Malmölocal - 1950 Battle of Pakchon
North Korealocal - 1950 Battle of Sariwon
North Korealocal - 1950 The Korean War begins
Kaesongworld - 1950 Casa Lercaros
Cuscolocal - 1950 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash
Yekaterinburglocal - 1950 Battle of Chochiwon
South Korealocal - 1950 Battle of Chonan
South Korealocal - 1950 Battle of Osan
South Koreaworld - 1950 Battle of Pyongtaek
South Korealocal - 1950 Battle of Sangju
South Korealocal - 1950 Battle of Taegu
South Korealocal - 1950 Battle of Yongdong
South Korealocal - 1950 Battle of Yongsan
South Korealocal - 1950 Hill 303 massacre
South Koreaworld - 1950 Second Battle of Naktong Bulge
South Korealocal - 1950 The Inchon landing
Incheonworld - 1950 Tunam massacre
South Koreaworld - 1950 The Colombo Plan
Colombolocal - 1950 The Stockholm metro opens
Stockholmlocal - 1950 Tampere
Tamperelocal - 1950 Chungkai War Cemetery
Kanchanaburilocal - 1950 coronation of Bhumibol Adulyadej
Thailandlocal - 1950 1950 Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedwayworld - 1950 2013 Washington, Illinois tornado
Peorialocal - 1950 Atlanticville Historic District
Charleston Historic Districtlocal - 1950 Baltimore Federal Savings & Loan Association
Baltimorelocal - 1950 Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridgelocal - 1950 Chattanooga State Office Building
Chattanoogalocal - 1950 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1950
Aspenworld - 1950 Fort Levett
Portland Head Lightlocal - 1950 Fort Preble
Portland Head Lightlocal - 1950 Gateway Center (Pittsburgh)
Pittsburghlocal - 1950 Gibson House (Cincinnati)
Cincinnatilocal - 1950 Juneau-Douglas City Museum
Juneaulocal - 1950 Las Vegas High School Historic District
Fremont Streetlocal - 1950 Magnolia Market
Wacolocal - 1950 Market Street Bridge (Chattanooga)
Chattanoogalocal - 1950 Memorial Stadium on 33rd Street
Baltimore, Marylandlocal - 1950 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
United Stateslocal - 1950 One Spokane Stadium
Spokanelocal - 1950 Pierce–Hichborn House
North Endlocal - 1950 Point State Park
Pittsburghlocal - 1950 Siskin Children's Institute
Chattanoogalocal - 1950 Sullivan's Island Historic District
Charleston Historic Districtlocal - 1950 Tweed Museum of Art
Duluthlocal - 1950 Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Camdenlocal - 1950 Von Trapp Brewing
Stowelocal - 1950 attempted assassination of Harry S. Truman
Georgetownlocal - 1951 Nová Huť
Ostravalocal - 1951 EuroBasket 1951
Parisworld - 1951 Museo d'arte contemporanea Villa Croce
Genovalocal - 1951 1951 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Milanworld - 1951 Himeji University
Himejilocal - 1951 Lake Misuzu Dam
Matsumotolocal - 1951 Sakuragichō train fire
Japanworld - 1951 Shuri Soba
Nahalocal - 1951 Blockade of Wonsan
North Korealocal - 1951 Château de Roche-la-Molière
Saint-Étiennelocal - 1951 Battle of Hoengsong
South Korealocal - 1951 First Battle of Maryang-san
South Korealocal - 1951 Operation Thunderbolt
South Korealocal - 1951 Third Battle of Wonju
South Korealocal - 1951 1951 Spanish Grand Prix
Barcelonaworld - 1951 Baltimore Chrome Works
Fells Pointlocal - 1951 Bourne Mill (Tiverton, Rhode Island)
Fall Riverlocal - 1951 California Science Center
United Stateslocal - 1951 Corning Museum of Glass
United Stateslocal - 1951 Cubana de Aviación Flight 493
Key Westlocal - 1951 Hungry I
Chinatownlocal - 1951 Lakeside, Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveportlocal - 1951 Portland Hotel
Portlandlocal - 1951 Schmucker Hall
Gettysburglocal - 1951 The Domino Sugars sign goes up
Baltimore, Marylandlocal - 1951 The Shot Heard 'Round the World
New York Citylocal - 1951 The first test in Nevada
Nye County, Nevadaworld - 1951 United Airlines Flight 610
Denverlocal - 1951 Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
United Stateslocal - 1952 Operation Hurricane
Australiaworld - 1952 Divadlo na Veveří
Brnolocal - 1952 Humble Administrator's Garden
Suzhoulocal - 1952 Xi'an City People's Stadium
Xi'anlocal - 1952 The Free Officers' coup
Cairoworld - 1952 2nd Berlin International Film Festival
Berlinworld - 1952 Mosul Museum
Iraqworld - 1952 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Osakalocal - 1952 The Mau Mau emergency is declared
Nairobiworld - 1952 William Humphreys-kunsgalery
Kimberleylocal - 1952 Bezirksverwaltung für Staatssicherheit Leipzig
Leipziglocal - 1952 Efteling
Netherlandsworld - 1952 Madurodam
Netherlandsworld - 1952 1952 Winter Olympics
Norwayworld - 1952 Monument to the People's Heroes
People's Republic of Chinaworld - 1952 Shanghai Museum
People's Republic of Chinaworld - 1952 Capela de São João Baptista (Palmela)
Setúballocal - 1952 Great Smog of London
United Kingdomworld - 1952 A. Zerega's Sons, Inc.
Patersonlocal - 1952 Anderton Court Shops
Beverly Hillslocal - 1952 Arboretum at Penn State Behrend
Erielocal - 1952 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
United Stateslocal - 1952 Boyd-Buchanan School
Chattanoogalocal - 1952 Butte Civic Center
Buttelocal - 1952 Clifton station (Erie Railroad)
Patersonlocal - 1952 CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital Chattanooga
Chattanoogalocal - 1952 Elkmont, Tennessee
Gatlinburglocal - 1952 Extraco Events Center
Wacolocal - 1952 Hunter Museum of American Art
Chattanoogalocal - 1952 Lake View station (Erie Railroad)
Patersonlocal - 1952 Mount Sinai Hospital (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Camdenlocal - 1952 Texas City High School
Galvestonlocal - 1952 The Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens
Annapolis, Marylandlocal - 1952 The first Holiday Inn
Memphis, Tennesseelocal - 1952 Three Gateway Center
Pittsburghlocal - 1952 United States Marine Hospital (Mobile, Alabama)
Mobilelocal - 1952 Utica Square
Tulsalocal - 1953 Sydenham rail disaster
Australialocal - 1953 Test 1
Australialocal - 1953 Reichsbahnausbesserungswerk Chemnitz
Chemnitzlocal - 1953 Palacio de la Inquisición (Cartagena de Indias)
Cartagenalocal - 1953 The Plzeň revolt
Plzeňlocal - 1953 The 1953 coup in Tehran
Tehranworld - 1953 Yad Vashem
Israelworld - 1953 Chuzenji Dam
Nikkolocal - 1953 Neiraku Museum
Naralocal - 1953 The first ascent of Everest
Solukhumbuworld - 1953 The Lijnbaan, a street with no cars
Rotterdamlocal - 1953 The North Sea flood
Zeelandlocal - 1953 Tangiwai disaster
New Zealandlocal - 1953 The Tangiwai disaster
Manawatū-Whanganuilocal - 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement
North Koreaworld - 1953 The armistice at Panmunjom
Panmunjomworld - 1953 Hala Tatran
Ostravalocal - 1953 Moscow State University opens on the Lenin Hills
Moscowlocal - 1953 North Sea flood of 1953
United Kingdomworld - 1953 The coronation of Elizabeth II
Londonworld - 1953 Copper King Mansion
Buttelocal - 1953 Coriell Institute for Medical Research
Camdenlocal - 1953 Endion School
Duluthlocal - 1953 Engine House No. 6 (Wichita, Kansas)
Wichitalocal - 1953 Grand Union Hotel (Saratoga Springs, New York)
Saratoga Springslocal - 1953 Green Mountain Inn
Stowelocal - 1953 Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
French Quarterlocal - 1953 Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference
Mackinac Islandlocal - 1953 Murie Ranch Historic District
Jackson Holelocal - 1953 Philbrick–Eastman House
Savannah Historic Districtlocal - 1953 Waiola Church
Lahainalocal - 1953 Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
Wichitalocal - 1954 1 November 1954 Stadium
Algerialocal - 1954 Public housing after the Shek Kip Mei fire
Hong Konglocal - 1954 St John's Church, Chengdu
Chengdulocal - 1954 Niedersachsenstadion
Germanyworld - 1954 Ma'ale Akrabim massacre
Israelworld - 1954 Castle Bravo
Marshall Islandsworld - 1954 The Junction, New South Wales
Newcastlelocal - 1954 Stadion odborářů
Ostravalocal - 1954 1954 Spanish Grand Prix
Barcelonaworld - 1954 CERN is founded
Genevaworld - 1954 Tampereen Vapaakirkko
Tamperelocal - 1954 Chiang Mai International School
Chiang Mailocal - 1954 The four-minute mile
Oxfordworld - 1954 Bishop Louis Reicher Catholic School
Wacolocal - 1954 Chapel of the Holy Cross (Sedona, Arizona)
Sedonalocal - 1954 Ellis Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Savannahlocal - 1954 Elvis records at Sun
Memphis, Tennesseeworld - 1954 Inland Steel Building
The Looplocal - 1954 Marine Corps War Memorial
United Statesworld - 1954 McDonald's #1 Store Museum
United Stateslocal - 1954 Memorial Hall (University of Akron)
Akronlocal - 1954 Milt's Stop & Eat
Moablocal - 1954 Monroe Elementary and Brown v. Board
Topeka, Kansasworld - 1954 Rodanthe, North Carolina
Outer Bankslocal - 1954 Rubber City Open Invitational
Akronlocal - 1954 Spokane Coliseum
Spokanelocal - 1954 Stephen Decatur High School (Maryland)
Ocean Citylocal - 1954 The Army-McCarthy hearings
Washington, D.C.local - 1954 The Watts Towers are finished
Los Angeles, Californialocal - 1954 Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bienworld - 1955 Bombing of Plaza de Mayo
Buenos Aireslocal - 1955 1955 Hunter Valley floods
Australialocal - 1955 Campbelltown Stadium
Australialocal - 1955 Austrian State Treaty
Austriaworld - 1955 The Austrian State Treaty
Viennalocal - 1955 Yekatit 12 monument
Ethiopialocal - 1955 The Bandung Conference
Bandungworld - 1955 1955 World Fencing Championships
Romeworld - 1955 The Rome metro opens
Romelocal - 1955 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Japanworld - 1955 Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
Japanworld - 1955 Ryōzen Kannon
Kyotolocal - 1955 Városház tér (Miskolc)
Miskolclocal - 1955 The Palace of Culture and Science opens
Warsawlocal - 1955 The Saint Petersburg metro opens
Saint Petersburglocal - 1955 1955 Mediterranean Games
Barcelonaworld - 1955 Battle of Yijiangshan Islands
Taiwanworld - 1955 Beata Mundi Regina
Kanchanaburilocal - 1955 T & G Building, Townsville
Townsvillelocal - 1955 159–161 Fore Street
Portlandlocal - 1955 Berkeley Pit
Buttelocal - 1955 Birmingham Zoo
Birminghamlocal - 1955 Blue Bird Hardware and Seed
Mobilelocal - 1955 Blue Cross Arena
Rochesterlocal - 1955 Bullard High School (Fresno, California)
Fresnolocal - 1955 Charlotte Y. Martin Centre
Spokanelocal - 1955 Disneyland opens
Anaheim, Californiaworld - 1955 Fresno Air Attack Base
Fresnolocal - 1955 Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary
Fresnolocal - 1955 Miami Seaquarium
United Stateslocal - 1955 Money, Mississippi, August 1955
Leflore County, Mississippiworld - 1955 Moose, Wyoming
Jackson Holelocal - 1955 NorthTown Mall (Spokane, Washington)
Spokanelocal - 1955 O'Hare opens to commercial flights
Chicago, Illinoislocal - 1955 Old North Church
North Endlocal - 1955 Playland (Fresno)
Fresnolocal - 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to move
Montgomery, Alabamaworld - 1955 Six Gallery reading
Golden Gate Bridgelocal - 1955 The Berkeley Pit opens
Butte, Montanalocal - 1955 The first McDonald's franchise
Des Plaines, Illinoisworld - 1955 The polio vaccine works
Ann Arbor, Michiganworld - 1955 Washington Square (Savannah, Georgia)
Savannahlocal - 1955 Wilkes T. Thrasher Bridge
Chattanoogalocal - 1955 Boipatong
Vereeniginglocal - 1955 solar eclipse of December 14, 1955
Vietnamlocal - 1956 Battle of Algiers
Algeriaworld - 1956 Breakaway
Australialocal - 1956 G1
Australialocal - 1956 G2
Australialocal - 1956 Mosaic test G2
Australialocal - 1956 The Friendly Games
Melbourne, Victorialocal - 1956 The Maralinga tests
South Australiaworld - 1956 football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Australiaworld - 1956 weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Australiaworld - 1956 Double-Eye Well
Wuhanlocal - 1956 Nasser announces the nationalisation of the canal
Alexandriaworld - 1956 Kronehoef
Eindhovenlocal - 1956 The Hungarian Revolution
Budapestworld - 1956 Kafr Qasim massacre
Israelworld - 1956 1956 Winter Olympics
Italyworld - 1956 Jukkokutōge Cable Car
Hakonelocal - 1956 Minamata disease is recognised
Minamataworld - 1956 Riksbankshuset, Malmö
Malmölocal - 1956 Morocco becomes independent
Rabatworld - 1956 The end of the Tangier international zone
Tangierlocal - 1956 1956 BOAC Argonaut accident
Nigerialocal - 1956 Dům kultury města Ostravy
Ostravalocal - 1956 Poznań 1956 protests
Polandworld - 1956 Maxim Gorky Monument, Sochi
Sochilocal - 1956 Sudan becomes independent
Khartoumworld - 1956 St Joseph's Secondary School, Fiji
Suvalocal - 1956 Lumpinee Boxing Stadium
Thailandworld - 1956 Tunisia becomes independent
Tunisworld - 1956 10th Tony Awards
Harlemlocal - 1956 Court Street station (Rochester)
Rochesterlocal - 1956 Independence National Historical Park
United Statesworld - 1956 Lyell Avenue station
Rochesterlocal - 1956 Main & Oak station
Rochesterlocal - 1956 Meigs–Goodman station
Rochesterlocal - 1956 Mobile station (Amtrak)
Mobilelocal - 1956 Quester I
Coney Islandlocal - 1956 Sardis Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama)
Birminghamlocal - 1956 Stokes Castle
Sixth Streetlocal - 1956 The Interstate Highway Act is signed
Washington, D.C.world - 1956 The first enclosed shopping mall
Edina, Minnesotalocal - 1956 Thomas W. Phillips Memorial
Broadwaylocal - 1957 Ahmed Zabana Stadium
Algeriaworld - 1957 The Battle of Algiers
Algiersworld - 1957 Hotel International (Brno)
Brnolocal - 1957 Roter Turm (Chemnitz)
Chemnitzlocal - 1957 Alberto Mena Caamaño Museum
Quitolocal - 1957 Stationsplein (Eindhoven)
Eindhovenlocal - 1957 Ghana's independence declared
Accraworld - 1957 National Museum of Ghana
Ghanaworld - 1957 The Hirakud Dam is completed
Sambalpurlocal - 1957 1957 Summer Deaflympics
Milanlocal - 1957 Embassy of the Philippines, Holy See
Romelocal - 1957 The Treaty of Rome is signed
Romeworld - 1957 Gekko Observatory
Hakonelocal - 1957 Hakone Komagatake Ropeway
Hakonelocal - 1957 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (1957)
Hiroshimalocal - 1957 Sapporo TV Tower
Sapporolocal - 1957 Sputnik 1
Baikonurworld - 1957 Nigerian National Museum, Lagos
Nigeriaworld - 1957 The Volga hydroelectric station opens
Zhigulyovsklocal - 1957 EPRU Stadium
South Africalocal - 1957 1957 African Cup of Nations
Sudanworld - 1957 Abbasiyyin Stadium
Syriaworld - 1957 Hämeenkatu 20
Tamperelocal - 1957 Stockmannin Tampereen-tavaratalo
Tamperelocal - 1957 Christ Church Episcopal (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Chattanoogalocal - 1957 Ear Spring
Old Faithfullocal - 1957 Girod Street Cemetery
Garden Districtlocal - 1957 Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
United Stateslocal - 1957 La Maison Française (New York University)
Greenwich Villagelocal - 1957 Little Rock Central High
Little Rock, Arkansasworld - 1957 Miss Belvedere
Tulsalocal - 1957 Museum of the Rockies
United Stateslocal - 1957 RCA Studio B
Broadwaylocal - 1957 Richwoods High School
Peorialocal - 1957 Robert Craig Memorial Bridge
Toledolocal - 1957 Rochester Broadway Theatre League
Rochesterlocal - 1957 Shadle Park High School
Spokanelocal - 1957 Stax Records
Memphis, Tennesseelocal - 1957 The Harbor Tunnel opens
Baltimore, Marylandlocal - 1957 The Mackinac Bridge opens
Mackinaw City, Michiganlocal - 1957 The first commercial nuclear power station
Beaver County, Pennsylvanialocal - 1958 Battle of Bab El Bekkouche
Algerialocal - 1958 Expo 58 and the Atomium
Brusselslocal - 1958 Luveve Secondary School
Bulawayolocal - 1958 Crash du vol Bruxelles-Léopoldville
Casablancalocal - 1958 The checkerboard approach to Kai Tak
Hong Konglocal - 1958 Bristol Palace
Karlovy Varylocal - 1958 Dům Jiskra
Karlovy Varylocal - 1958 Dům Mickiewicz
Karlovy Varylocal - 1958 Dům Paderewski
Karlovy Varylocal - 1958 Dům U Tří mouřenínů
Karlovy Varylocal - 1958 Findlaterův altán
Karlovy Varylocal - 1958 Enugu State Library
Enugulocal - 1958 Essen
Essenlocal - 1958 The Munich air disaster
Munichlocal - 1958 Guinea becomes independent
Conakrylocal - 1958 Azerbaijan Museum
Iranworld - 1958 Eretz Israel Museum
Israelworld - 1958 1958 conclave
Romeworld - 1958 Hokkaido University Botanic Garden
Sapporolocal - 1958 Mount Shosha Ropeway
Himejilocal - 1958 Nagasaki Ropeway
Nagasakilocal - 1958 Shureimon
Nahalocal - 1958 Tokyo Tower is completed
Tokyolocal - 1958 Almaty Central Stadium
Kazakhstanworld - 1958 Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Netherlandsworld - 1958 Wat Buppharam, Chiang Mai
Chiang Mailocal - 1958 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet
Tunisialocal - 1958 bombardment of Sakiet Sidi Youssef
Tunisialocal - 1958 Alex Cole Cabin
Gatlinburglocal - 1958 Charles Center clears 33 acres
Baltimore, Marylandlocal - 1958 Club Passim
Harvard Squarelocal - 1958 Dockum Drug Store sit-in
Wichitalocal - 1958 East Bayside
Portlandlocal - 1958 Fall River station
Fall Riverlocal - 1958 Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall Riverlocal - 1958 Hollywood Walk of Fame
United Statesworld - 1958 Killing of Johnny Stompanato
Hollywood Boulevardlocal - 1958 McAuley High School (Toledo, Ohio)
Toledolocal - 1958 Our Lady of the Angels school fire
Chicago, Illinoislocal - 1958 River Forest High School
Garylocal - 1958 SS Edward L. Ryerson
Duluthlocal - 1958 Whanganui High School
Whanganuilocal - 1959 Chemnitz Arena
Chemnitzlocal - 1959 Potala Palace
Lhasalocal - 1959 Xi'an Telegraph Building
Xi'anlocal - 1959 Lanová dráha Imperial
Karlovy Varylocal - 1959 Helmy Zamora Stadium
Egyptlocal - 1959 Oude Spoorbaan (Eindhoven)
Eindhovenlocal - 1959 Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Franceworld - 1959 Baba Yara Stadium
Ghanaworld - 1959 Gojo Bridge
Kyotolocal - 1959 Hida Folk Village
Takayamalocal - 1959 Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art
Kanazawalocal - 1959 Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 202
Lebanonlocal - 1959 Oil is found at Zelten
Sirtelocal - 1959 The Auckland Harbour Bridge opens
Aucklandlocal - 1959 Boubou Hama National Museum
Nigerlocal - 1959 Korea Central Zoo
North Koreaworld - 1959 Gaddafi Stadium
Pakistanworld - 1959 The Lisbon metro opens
Lisbonlocal - 1959 The Motherland Calls
Russiaworld - 1959 Vladivostok Marine Terminal
Vladivostoklocal - 1959 Dyatlov Pass incident
Soviet Unionworld - 1959 Basilica of Candelaria
Spainworld - 1959 Casa di Sant'Egidio Maria da Taranto
Tarantolocal - 1959 Surakul Stadium
Phuketlocal - 1959 Alaska becomes a state
Juneau, Alaskalocal - 1959 Boar's Head Grill & Tavern
Savannahlocal - 1959 Brunswick (Gary)
Garylocal - 1959 Bubba's Sulky Lounge
Portlandlocal - 1959 Clough House
North Endlocal - 1959 Columbia Restaurant
Ybor Citylocal - 1959 Dodger Stadium
United Statesworld - 1959 Donaciano Vigil House
Santa Fe Plazalocal - 1959 East High School (Rochester, New York)
Rochesterlocal - 1959 El Paso Museum of Art
El Pasolocal - 1959 Fort Pitt Bridge
Pittsburghlocal - 1959 Hawaii becomes a state
Honolulu, Hawaiilocal - 1959 Hitsville U.S.A.
Detroit, Michiganworld - 1959 Hugo L. Black United States Courthouse
Birminghamlocal - 1959 Lockhart Stadium
United Statesworld - 1959 Mariners' Church
Detroitlocal - 1959 Mary Marshall Row
Savannahlocal - 1959 Million Dollar Bridge (Maine)
Portland Head Lightlocal - 1959 Nathan Hale High School (Oklahoma)
Tulsalocal - 1959 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
United Stateslocal - 1959 Phoenix Art Museum
United Stateslocal - 1959 Sparrows Point at its peak
Baltimore County, Marylandlocal - 1959 Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
El Pasolocal - 1959 The St. Lawrence Seaway opens
St. Lawrence County, New Yorklocal - 1959 Gateway of the Citadel
Montevideolocal - 1959 The Kariba Dam is completed
Karibalocal