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1953�Bob Hope hosted the first coast-to-coast telecast of the Academy Awards on NBC-TV.
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1954�Dr. Jonas Salk-developer of the anti-polio vaccine, began testing his final
version on school children in Pittsburgh. The serum would be approved for national vaccine programs the next year..
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1956�Many school districts in the South defied the Supreme Court ruling that
segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Many schools were closed down when federal funding was
cut off for non-compliance.
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