The
World
The Korean War – June 1950 – July 1953.
1954: Elvis Presley records “That’s All Right” at Sun
Studios in Memphis Tennessee with Scott Moore and Bill Black.
Canada
1957: Lester Pearson wins the Nobel Peace Prize for organizing the
United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis.
1957: John Diefenbaker becomes the only Conservative Party Leader
between 1930 and 1979 to win a National Election. He governed until
1963.
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Manitoba
1951: Manitoba Hospital Districts formed. Ivan Scultz, Minister of
Health made the expansion of hospital services a priority.
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