Traces the moments that shaped history during the 1950s, from the French defeat in Indo-China to the Communist triumph in Cuba, from racial desegregation in Little Rock to the grip of apartheid in South Africa, from Sugar Ray Robinson's pink Cadillac to the world's first jet liner.

DVD produced by Getty Images. Accompanying DVD containing historical footage from the Getty Images archives is approximately 30 minutes. Includes index.

The Korean war -- The bomb -- Marilyn Monroe -- The Hungarian uprising -- The space race -- The Cuban revolution.