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June 25, 1950 - The Korean War begins. August 11, 1950 - Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer is born. September 1950 - Wayne starts Kindergarten at Hemmeter School in Saginaw. October 2, 1950 - The comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published. November 1950 - Wayne's sister Cheryl breaks her neck during a fall in the bathroom. 1951 - Wayne gets his first dog, "Taffy," a Cocker Spaniel. February 27, 1951 - The 22nd Amendment, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified. September 4, 1951 - The first coast-to-coast TV broadcast in the United States, featuring President Truman. November 10, 1951 - Direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the U.S. January 18, 1952 - Curly Howard, member of the Three Stooges, dies. February 6, 1952 - A mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient. June 15, 1952 - The Diary of Anne Frank is published. November 4, 1952 - Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower defeats Democrat Adlai Stevenson in the presidential election. 1952 - 3,300 people die of polio in United States. 57.000 children are paralyzed. 1953 - Wayne joins Cub Scouts Troop 331, Den 8. His mother is the den leader. January 20, 1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th President. March 26, 1953 - Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine. May 7, 1953 - Wayne's great-grandfather, Louis Sonsmith dies. December 30, 1953 - The first color television sets go on sale for about $1,175. January 14, 1954 - The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator forming the American Motors Corporation. January 14, 1954 - Marilyn Monroe weds Joe DiMaggio. May 17, 1954 - The Supreme Court hands down its decision in Brown v. Board of Education outlawing racial segregation of public education facilities. July 7, 1954 - A Memphis radio station becomes the 1st to air an Elvis Presley record. August 16, 1954 - Volume 1, Issue 1 of Sports Illustrated is published. September 3, 1954 - The last new episode of the Lone Ranger is aired on radio after 2,956 episodes over a period of 21 years. October 18, 1954 - Texas Instruments announces the worldwide first transistor radio.
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