1950’s

1952

1. 3,300 die of polio in U.S. – 57,000 children paralyzed before widespread use of Polio vaccine
2. Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl published in English
3. Singin’ In The Rain premieres @Radio City Music Hall
4. Mr. Potato Head toy first sold
5. Mother Teresa opens the home for dying and destitute in Calcutta

1955

1. February 24 – Steve Jobs born
2. June 8 – Tim Berners-Lee born
3. June 25 – Glenn Zucman born
4. July 17 – Disneyland Opens
5. October 28 – Bill Gates born

If Monterey Park poured any concrete in 1955 I haven’t come across it yet.

1959