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British Tank Commander in Korea
The BBC provides a detailed 5 page overview of the Korean War that took place in the mid-1950s.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Arctic Sea Ice Levels
This image shows the thickness of Arctic sea ice in the 1950's compared to the projected Arctic sea ice levels 100 years later.
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Fifties Web: Burma Shave Slogans of the 50's
Burma-Shave information and slogans from the fifties.
Syracuse University
Syracuse University: "Remembering the Gi Bulge"
Gives basic information about the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, more commonly known as the GI Bill.
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Khan Academy: The Start of the Space Race
Looks at the USSR's launch of Sputnik and the galvanizing effect it had on America's motivation to fund aerospace research. NASA was soon formed and more funding was put in place for public education in the sciences and math.
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