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This King of Rock 'n' Roll begins his career Elvis Presley
98% This former World War II General becomes President of the United States in 1953 Dwight D. Eisenhower
95.1% President of the United States, 1945-53 Harry S. Truman
94.8% The Montgomery Bus Boycott is sparked by this woman in 1955 Rosa Parks
93.5% This TV show, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, debuts in 1951 I Love Lucy
89.4% This later President becomes Vice-President of the United States in 1953 Richard Nixon
89% Middle-class Americans flood out of the cities into these family-friendly areas Suburbs
88.4% Ray Kroc purchases this company in 1955, turning it into a major fast-food chain McDonald's
87% This cultural icon stars in 'Rebel Without a Cause' and 'East of Eden' James Dean
85.4% In 1959, this pioneer of rock 'n' roll dies in a plane crash Buddy Holly
83.8% Conservative attitudes make many women return to this role Housewife
83.3% This Wisconsin Senator causes mass anti-communist hysteria Joseph McCarthy
82.6% This iconic actress stars in films such as 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' and 'The Seven Year Itch' Marilyn Monroe
81.7% This theoretical physicist dies in New Jersey in 1955 Albert Einstein
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This war against communism takes place from 1950 to 1953 Korean War
80.4% This novel by J.D. Salinger is published in 1951 The Catcher in the Rye
78.7% Europe continues to be rebuilt by a Plan named after this Secretary of State George Marshall
74.1% This 1959 historical epic wins 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture Ben-Hur
71.9% This national system of freeways is formed, revolutionising American roads Interstate Highway System
71% This country music legend begins his career at Sun Records Johnny Cash
70% This defining novel by Jack Kerouac is published in 1957 On the Road
68% Adolescents become popularly known by this term Teenagers
66.4% Federal troops are forced to intervene when nine African-American students attempt to attend a segregated high school in this city Little Rock
60% This professor provokes controversy when he publishes his research on human sexuality Alfred Kinsey
50.6% This Arthur Miller play, an allegory of the Red Scare, debuts on Broadway in 1953, The Crucible
48.6% This abstract expressionist becomes known for his unique style of drip painting Jackson Pollock
48% Policy towards international communism expressed in NSC-68 Containment
40.1% This Allen Ginsberg poem causes an obscenity trial in 1957 Howl
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