1949 - Walter Winchell was an American news and radio commentator.

He invented the gossip column while at the New York Evening Graphic. In the 1920, he was read by over 50 million people a day. 1950 - On June 25, 1950, supported by the People's Republic of China and receiving military aid from the Soviet Union, North Korea crosses the 38th parallel border and invades South Korea. A very popular actress, singer and pin-up girl, Marilyn Monroe took the entertainment industry by storm. She was raised as Norma Jean-Baker and spent most of her childhood in foster homes. She got her first acting contract in 1946 and died of a drug overdose in 1956. 1951 - Sugar Ray was a five time middle weight and welter weight champion. Known as The "Buddy" Actor, Marlon Brando Jr. won Oscars for On the Water Front in 1954 and The Godather in 1972. 1952 - A five star General in the US Army, A Supreme Commander for the Allied forces in Europe and later became the 34th President in 1952, "Ike" Dwight D. Eisenhower's leadership later became known as the "We Like Ike" presidency. Rocco Francis Marchegiano was an Undefeated Heavyweight Champion boxer known as Rocky Marciano. He is widely regarded as one of the best Heavyweight Boxers of all time. 1953 - Gamal Abdel Nasser was the Egyptian President from 1953-1970. He became the second president of Egypt since the Egyptian Revolution when they overthrew their Monarchy. Nicknamed "Campy" Roy Campanella was an African American that became catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948. He was later entered into the Hall of Fame in 1969. The Communist Bloc refers to the countried that comprised the "enemy" during the Cold War. 1954 - Juan Peron was elected President of Argentina three times. He later died in 1974. A swamp in Vietnam, known as Dien Bien Phu Falls was the location of a French fortress. It was destroyed in 1954. 1955 - James Dean was a young American Actor famous for his movies Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden and Giantall in 1955. Dean's career fell short after he was killed in a car accident in the same year.

The Full Length Disney Feature Peter Pan hit the theaters in 1955. 1956 - Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot gave up her aspirations to be a ballet dancer to become an actress. She was famous for her long, blonde, disheveled hair and she was also an animal right activist. The premier of Russia, Nikita Krushchev was infamous for building the Berlin Wall in Germany. Egypt nationolizing and refusing passage to Isreal causing Trouble in the Suez. War reupts and Isreal allied with Britain and France occupy the Sinai Penninsula. 1957 - Mickey Mantle was a Yankees outfielder. He held the record for 536 home run and was a 3 times MVP. He entered the Hall of Fame in 1974. The Premier of China, Chou En-Lai wanted to ease tension between the People's Republic of China and The United States. 1958 - Charles De Gaulle was a French army general who became the first president of the fifth republic after WWII. Thalidomide was given to pregnant women to help with birth procedures. Children of Thalidomide were born with defects to their limbs, sometimes resulting in no arms or legs at all. 1959 - A Space Monkey was sent out to space. It was the first sentient being to do so. Mafia gangs became common, with mobsters like Capone and Don Vito Genovese, who was jailed for narcotics peddling.