The play fences by August Wilson takes place in the 1950s in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In 1950, Truman started development of the Hydrogen Bomb also there was an assasination attempt on President Truman by Puerto Rican nationalist. The 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution limited the number of terms a president can have. 56million people watch Richard Nixons "Checkers Speech" and the US eplodes its first thermonuclear bomb. USA schools banned racial segregation. Hawwaii became a state also the 1950s was during the Civil Rights Movement. The New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 for the World Series.
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