Includes index.

1950-1959 : The nuclear age -- 1950 : War and witch hunts -- 1951 : Spies, pacts, and beatniks -- 1952 : Rock and roll is here to stay -- 1953 : Double helix decoded -- 1954 : Trouble in Algeria and Vietnam -- 1955 : An end to segregation -- 1956 : Crisis in Suez and revolt in Hungary -- 1957 : Sputniks orbit the earth -- 1958 : Marching against the bomb -- 1959 : Castro takes control in Cuba -- Winners and achievers of the decade.