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| For the 1950s timeline altered by the Chronicoms, see 1950s |
- "The precipice of the space race. It's a golden age of innovation."
- ―Phil Coulson[src]
This is a timeline of events that occurred during the 1950s.
1950
- Arnim Zola and some former HYDRA agents track down Bucky Barnes, who survived the drop and was taken into custody by Soviet Union soldiers. Since that moment, they had kept Barnes frozen and alive, but missing an arm. Once he was found by Zola and his agents, they take him into their custody.[1]
- While S.H.I.E.L.D. is founded, Zola begins rebuilding HYDRA from within the agency.[1][2]
- Bucky Barnes' memory is wiped and he is given a metal prosthetic arm. Barnes is kept cryogenically frozen and becomes a HYDRA assassin known as the Winter Soldier.[1]
- Dunkin' Donuts is founded.[3][4]
- Roger Hicks is born.[5][6]
March
- Betty and Veronica publishes its first issue.[3][7]
May
13th
- Stevland Judkins, later known as Stevie Wonder, is born.[5][8]
June
25th
- The Korean War begins.[3][9]
July
4th
- Nick Fury is born in Huntsville, Alabama.[10]
August
11th
- Steve Wozniak is born.[5][11]
October
16th
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis is published.[3][12]
1951
- The U.S. military sends super soldier Isaiah Bradley to Goyang, South Korea during the Korean War to eliminate Winter Soldier. While Bradley manages to destroy half of Winter Soldier's metal arm, both super soldiers fail to kill one another.[9]
February
24th
- Sharon Davis is born.[13]
March
1st
- Todd Davis is born.[13]
April
27th
- Ace Frehley is born.[5][14]
August
12th
- Willie Horton is born.[5][15]
September
18th
- Ben Carson is born.[5][4]
October
15th
- I Love Lucy airs its first episode.[3][1]
1952
- The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale is published.[3][16]
- Cheez Whiz debuts.[3][17]
- Jim Shaw is born.[5][18]
January
12th
- Walter Mosley is born.[5][19][20]
13th
- Geoffrey Canada is born.[5][21]
February
- Mark Fuhrman is born.[5][22]
March
11th
- Douglas Adams is born.[5][23]
April
10th
- Steven Seagal is born.[5][24]
11th
- Singin' in the Rain is released in the United States of America.[25]
14th
- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is published.[3][26]
July
17th
- David Hasselhoff is born.[27][5]
26th
- Glynis Breakwell is born.[5][28]
September
18th
- Rick Pitino is born.[5][29]
October
1st
- This Is Your Life airs its first episode.[3][2]
13th
October 13th, 1952
- Isodyne Manufacturing Corporation transfers ownership to Roxxon Corporation.[30]
December
- T'Chaka is born to Azzuri of Wakanda. As Azzuri's first child, he becomes the next in line to be King of Wakanda after his father.[31]
1953
- Erik Selvig is born.
- Randy's Donuts is founded.[3][32][33]
January
20th
- Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States, replacing the incumbent Harry S. Truman.
March
5th
- Joseph Stalin dies.[3]
April
13th
- The CIA officially begins Project MKUltra.
- Casino Royale by Ian Fleming is published, featuring the character of James Bond.[3][34]
May
15th
- Sal Blaskowski is born.[28]
18th
- David Deutsch is born.[5][35]
June
20th
- Peggy Carter is interviewed about the Strategic Scientific Reserve and the early days of the organization S.H.I.E.L.D..[1][36]
21st
Peggy Carter's interview
- Peggy Carter is interviewed about her experiences with Captain America during World War II.[1]
July
20th
- Thomas Friedman is born.[5][37]
27th
- The Korean Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the fighting of the Korean War.[3][9]
August
30th
- Robert Parish is born.[5][38]
September
13th
- Rhonda Eva Harris, later known as Iyanla Vanzant, is born.[5][4]
18th
- Nikita Khrushchev comes to power in the Soviet Union as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. This event, and his erratic leadership, was orchestrated by HYDRA as part of their plan to destabilize the world.[1]
October
31st
- Don Winslow is born.[5][15]
November
27th
- Eugene O'Neilly dies.[5][39]
1954
January
1st
- The Stark World Exposition begins and runs for the rest of the year.[40]
February
- Brian Jones is born.[41][42][23][43]
20th
- Patty Hearst is born.[5][44]
March
14th
April
7th
- Jackie Chan is born.[5][46]
June
19th
- Them! is released in the United States of America.[3][47]
August
16th
- Sports Illustrated publishes its first issue.[3][48]
September
18th
- Steven Pinker is born.[5][28]
1955
February
15th
- Yondu Udonta is sold into Kree slavery as an infant.[27][50]
24th
- Steve Jobs is born.[5][1][51][11]
July
17th
- Tomorrowland opens at Disneyland.[3][52]
19th
21st
- In the early hours, teenagers Biff and Barb lie in the back of a truck in Nevada, spending the night looking at the sky. Biff insists he saw a flying saucer there before, though Barb says she assumed he had just said that to get her to come out with him. They kiss.[55][53]
- The radio in Nevada plays an advertisement for a new car.[55][53]
- Gerald Sharpe from the Department of Defense visits the Flying Rocket Diner, loudly demanding coffee from Madge. She brings him the coffee.[55][53]
- Daniel Sousa pulls up at Area 51 and gets out of his car. Sousa enters the base, having flown in from Los Angeles, where he is head of the former SSR base.[55][53]
- Early S.H.I.E.L.D. power players arrive to attend the Project Helius trial. However, nothing on Earth is powerful enough to get Helius up to velocity.[55][53]
- Dr. Pascal Vega demonstrates a radio watch he has invented to an Area 51 visitor.[55][53]
- Daniel Sousa meets his contact at Area 51, Niles Lindmore, who gives him a package to deliver to Howard Stark.[55][53][56]
22nd
- Sousa boards the train to Los Angeles.[56]
- Wilfred Malick spends time at his office.[56]
- Sousa gets on his motorbike and drives off to make his drop.[56]
- A storm rages over the Hotel Roosevelt. Daniel Sousa rolls up on his motorbike and enters.[56]
- As Sousa waits for his drop, a HYDRA agent sent by Malick watches from across the room. Sousa gets his signal from the concierge for the drop.[56]
- It starts to rain in the Hotel Roosevelt pool.[56]
23rd
- Assassination of Daniel Sousa: Some minutes after his arrival, as the clock strikes 22nd July 9PM Los Angeles time, Sousa goes and walks through the hotel, and then makes the drop, passing over the case to the concierge, Howard Stark's man. Sousa is then killed by HYDRA.[56]
The book where Daniel Sousa's story can be found
- Sousa's story begins to be told: Sousa was a noble agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., who risked his life delivering a vital piece of technology to Howard Stark, and died a hero at the hands of what seemed to be the Russians - the first fallen agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., whose story is considered inspiring to other agents. Files are written on the event.[56]
- Wilfred Malick stays in his office, glad to have Sousa confirmed deceased.[56]
October
- Jackson Dillard is born.[57][58]
1956
- Pancho's Bar is founded by Pancho Huerta, in Rosamond.[10]
February
- A girl called Alisa Campbell, later known as Alisa Jones after marriage, is born.[59][43]
June
- Nikolai Poloznev is born.[60]
5th
- Nick Saviano is born.[5][61]
July
21st
- Michael Connelly is born.[5][62]
August
11th
- Jackson Pollock dies.[3][63]
September
16th
- David Copperfield is born.[5][64]
November
- I Put a Spell on You is released.[3][4]
December
7th
- Larry Bird is born.[5][65]
1957
- Nelson's Meats opens in New York City.[66]
The Magistrate possesses Jonah
- A doctor named Jonah visits the Magistrate preacher in infectious diseases quarantine, where he has grey flakes overcoming his body, causing him to grow weaker. The Magistrate announces that what he is about to do will cause Dr. Jonah to struggle for personality dominance, but that he will ultimately win, confusing Jonah. The Magistrate, however, grabs Jonah and transfers his essence to Jonah's body, causing a flash of light.[67]
February
18th
- George Pelecanos is born.[5][19]
March
12th
- The Cat in the Hat is published.[5][19]
April
4th
- Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is born.[5][68]
August
28th
September
- Arthur Walsh is born.[69]
October
10th
December
18th
- The Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" is established.[3][71]
1958
- Around this time, Jay and the Americans are formed.[3][27]
- Around this time, Parliament are formed.[3][27]
- Mr. Clean is introduced.[3][72][73]
- He Needs Me by Nina Simone is released.[3][20]
- BankAmericard, later known as Visa Inc., is founded.[3][74]
- The Bee Gees are formed.[3][17]
- The Smurfs characters debut.[3][75]
- A Bear Called Paddington is published, debuting the character of Paddington Bear.[3][76]
January
25th
- The Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" is established.[3][71]
June
7th
July
8th
- Kevin Bacon is born.[5][78][72]
August
16th
25th
- Tim Burton is born.[5][80]
29th
- Michael Jackson is born.[5][77]
September
22nd
October
23rd
- The Smurfs debuts in the TV Show Johan and Peewit, including Papa Smurf and Smurfette.[3][25][82]
November
22nd
- Jamie Lee Curtis is born.[5][10]
1959
- Lokomotiv Yaroslavl is founded.[3][83]
- The Chevrolet El Camino is introduced.[3][84]
March
9th
April
10th
25th
A file on the Winter Soldier, written by the KGB
- The Winter Soldier conducts an operation in this year, and it is cataloged by the KGB.[1]
27th
- The Manchurian Candidate is published.[3][22]
May
22nd
September
- Howard "Pappy" Mason is born.[5][87]
October
23rd
- Alfred Matthew Yankovic, later known as ""Weird Al" Yankovic", is born.[5][88]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 7.01: The New Deal
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 Sometimes the Marvel Cinematic Universe alludes to events which happened in our world, and it is assumed they happened on the same dates in the universe, for timeline purposes.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Luke Cage: 2.04: I Get Physical
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 5.33 5.34 5.35 5.36 5.37 5.38 5.39 5.40 5.41 5.42 Sometimes the Marvel Cinematic Universe alludes to people who existed in our world, and it is assumed they were born on the same day in the universe, for timeline purposes.
- ↑ Jessica Jones: 3.12: AKA A Lotta Worms
- ↑ Cloak & Dagger: 1.05: Princeton Offense
- ↑ Luke Cage: 2.12: Can't Front on Me
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: 1.02: The Star-Spangled Man
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Captain Marvel
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Runaways: 1.06: Metamorphosis
- ↑ Runaways: 1.01: Reunion
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 WandaVision: 1.04: We Interrupt This Program
- ↑ Avengers: Infinity War Deleted Scene
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Luke Cage: 2.05: All Souled Out
- ↑ Jessica Jones: 2.06: AKA Facetime
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Avengers: Endgame
- ↑ Jessica Jones: 3.03: AKA I Have No Spleen
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Luke Cage: 1.02: Code of the Streets
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Luke Cage: 2.01: Soul Brother #1
- ↑ Luke Cage: 1.06: Suckas Need Bodyguards
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Captain America: Civil War
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Jessica Jones: 2.02: AKA Freak Accident
- ↑ WandaVision: 1.09: The Series Finale
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 5.01: Orientation Part One
- ↑ Daredevil: 3.03: No Good Deed
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 Jessica Jones: 3.04: AKA Customer Service is Standing By
- ↑ Luke Cage: 1.01: Moment of Truth
- ↑ Isodyne Manufacturing Document
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Based on a weighted calculation from John Kani's age at the time of filming Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther and working back from his scenes, and from Atandwa Kani's age at the time of filming Black Panther and working back from his scenes - reasoned against Sterling K. Brown's age at the time of filming Black Panther and working back from his scenes, considering that T'Chaka is older than N'Jobu. The calculations for these dates and the dates that flashbacks are set are all relative to each other, and can be found in detail here.
- ↑ Runaways: 3.03: Lord of Lies
- ↑ Runaways: 3.04: Rite of Thunder
- ↑ Luke Cage: 2.11: The Creator
- ↑ The Wakanda Files: A Technological Exploration of the Avengers and Beyond
- ↑ During Carter's interview in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the interview says that the two of them "spoke a great deal yesterday about the SSR, early days of S.H.I.E.L.D.". With this line being said on June 21, 1953, the interviewer would be alluding to something that happened on June 20, 1953.
- ↑ Jessica Jones: 3.11: AKA Hellcat
- ↑ Luke Cage: 1.03: Who's Gonna Take the Weight?
- ↑ Avengers: Age of Ultron
- ↑ Iron Man 2
- ↑ In AKA Start at the Beginning, AKA Freak Accident, and AKA Sole Survivor, it is shown that Brian Jones was born in "1954" and died aged "46" in "2000". His date of death is April 13, 2000 (see 2000s references), meaning he was born between January 1, 1954 and April 13, 1954, making his date of birth approximately February 1954.
- ↑ Jessica Jones: 2.01: AKA Start at the Beginning
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Jessica Jones: 2.03: AKA Sole Survivor
- ↑ Luke Cage: 2.13: They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
- ↑ Iron Man 2: Black Widow: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- ↑ Thor
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 Ant-Man and the Wasp
- ↑ Jessica Jones: 3.02: AKA You're Welcome
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 6.02: Window of Opportunity
- ↑ In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Yondu says that he was sold into slavery as an infant and then spent 20 years in slavery, before Stakar Ogord freed him. Based on Michael Rooker's age when filming both movies, then working back from when both movies are set and taking an average, Yondu would have been born around January 1955, and so would have been sold around February 15th. 20 years later, he would have been freed around April 2, 1975. This fits with him then spending many years collecting Ego's children from 1975 up to any point between 1979 and 1988, then the final one, Quill, in 1988.
- ↑ Luke Cage: 2.10: The Main Ingredient
- ↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 5.12: The Real Deal
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 53.7 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 7.03: Alien Commies from the Future!
- ↑ In Alien Commies from the Future!, Biff insists that he had seen a flying saucer the previous night. With this being said in the early hours of July 21, 1955, Biff would have seen the flying saucer in the night of July 19, 1955.
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 In Out of the Past, it is explicitly said to be "July 22nd, 1955", making the events of Alien Commies from the Future! July 21, 1955.
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7 56.8 56.9 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 7.04: Out of the Past
- ↑ In Wig Out, it is said that Jackson Dillard was "8 years older" than Mariah. With Mariah's date of birth approximated to December 9, 1963 (see 1960s references), it can be approximated that Jackson was born around December 9, 1955, if not more generally meaning "1963 - 1955 = 8" then any point in 1955, approximating as mid-1985. Putting more weight in the specific December 9, 1955 but considering the possibility of generally 1955, a weighted average gives roughly October 17, 1955 - or, less specifically, October 1955 for Jackson's date of birth.
- ↑ Luke Cage: 2.03: Wig Out
- ↑ In AKA Sole Survivor, it is shown that Alisa Jones was born in "1956" and seemingly died aged "44" in "2000". Her apparent date of death is April 13, 2000 (see 2000s references), meaning she was born between January 1, 1956 and April 13, 1956, making her date of birth approximately February 1954.
- ↑ Based on Dikran Tulaine's age at the time of filming Nakazat, working back from the setting of the episode, Nikolai Poloznev would have been born around June 1956.
- ↑ Marvel Television Live Auction Lot #503: New York Nine Newspaper Clipping
- ↑ Luke Cage: 1.13: You Know My Steez
- ↑ Iron Man
- ↑ Ant-Man
- ↑ Cloak & Dagger: 1.02: Suicide Sprints
- ↑ Daredevil: 3.05: The Perfect Game
- ↑ Runaways: 2.08: Past Life
- ↑ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: 1:04: The Whole World Is Watching
- ↑ In Scar Tissue, on May 2, 2018 (see 2018 references), Frank Castle says Arthur Walsh is "about 60 years old", implying he was born around November 1957. Given that actor Thomas G. Waites was 63 at the time of filming, it can be taken that he is a little older, born around September 1957.
- ↑ Cloak & Dagger: 2.01: Restless Energy
- ↑ 71.0 71.1 The Avengers
- ↑ 72.0 72.1 Avengers: Infinity War
- ↑ Runaways: 3.09: The Broken Circle
- ↑ The Punisher: 2.02: Fight or Flight
- ↑ Cloak & Dagger: 2.08: Two Player
- ↑ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 6.06: Inescapable
- ↑ 77.0 77.1 Luke Cage: 1.11: Now You're Mine
- ↑ Guardians of the Galaxy
- ↑ Iron Fist: 2.02: The City's Not for Burning
- ↑ Runaways: 3.05: Enter The Dreamland
- ↑ Jessica Jones: 3.01: AKA The Perfect Burger
- ↑ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- ↑ The Punisher: 2.04: Scar Tissue
- ↑ Cloak & Dagger: 2.02: White Lines
- ↑ Cloak & Dagger: 2.06: B Sides
- ↑ Runaways: 3.06: Merry Meet Again
- ↑ Luke Cage: 1.07: Manifest
- ↑ Runaways: 1.02: Rewind
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