Alberta History 1954-1960

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1954

The Salk vaccine for Polio was introduced in 1955. Each year from 1951 to 1954 there was an average of 16,316 paralytic polio cases and 1,879 deaths from polio in the United States only. It is believed the outbreak of Polio began about 1907.



1955

The Dewline (Distant Early Warning Line) a 3,000 mile line of networked radar stations and small airports for jet fighter planes was constructed to detect trans-arctic Soviet (Russian) invasion that was considered imminent.

November 4: Soviet tanks rumbled into Hungary, killing thousands of unarmed Hungarians and effectively crushing the short-lived revolution.

November 29: Free passage to Canada, for Hungarian refugees, is granted as a result of the failed Hungarian revolution. They arrived, 37,000 of them with few possessions, hoping for a new free life, many in the West.

1957

Russia surprised the world by orbiting Sputnik. Those atheistic Bolshevik's had surpassed the Western World. The Western World had said that those Communists are historical liars and are so far behind free world technology that space flight is considered beyond their capability.

From 1957 to 2005 the Atlantic conveyor belt has dropped 30%. This sends warm water up the eastern seaboard of America on to Europe. Failure of this circulation will result in a little ice age. The return of cold water is down 50%

About 37,000 Hungarian refugees arrive in Canada (1956-1957) after the USSR quashes the Hungarian uprising for freedom. There was not one incident of discontent or complaint.

The Canadian dollar is trading at $1.04 U.S. funds.

Imperial Oil Limited opens its first petrochemical plant in Sarnia, Ontario.



1958

“I think there is a world market for about five computers.” So says Thomas Watson, chairman of I.B.M.

Italians during the period (1958-1961) became the leading category of immigrants into Canada. Unlike the Hungarians, the Italian immigrants tended to settle into cultural ghetto's before eventually dispersing into other areas of the City of Edmonton.

March 25: The AVRO CF-105 Arrow, considered one of the most advanced fighter aircraft of the day, flew for the first time.

1959

February 20: The Progressive Conservative Government, with a myopic vision, cancelled the CF-105 Arrow project and effectively killed the Canadian aircraft industry. The Avro Arrow was considered the most advanced interceptor jet in the world. Nearly 14,000 jobs are lost and most aero engineers are forced to move to the United States of America to find work. Most blame Prime Minister John Diefenbaker b-1895 Ontario, d-1979 Ontario, a man of little vision, for this disaster.

April 22: The Branch Davidians of Waco, Texas believed they would be killed this day. The Davidians, 76 died including 20 children April 19, 1993 in Waco Texas.

May 19: Police swooped down on the children of the Sons of Freedom in British Columbia; gathering up the children for placement in an old sanatorium. They were hunted down and chased up the mountains like animals. One hundred and fifty children were forcibly removed from their homes on religious grounds and systematically humiliated, degraded and mistreated, while in the government's care. They were beaten and sexually abused. The Government's objective was to assimilate the children by stripping them of their language, culture and religion. The children were frequently strapped, beaten and humiliated by the government staff. The United Nations had declared this type of treatment as genocide, and the Canadian Government was fully aware of their actions.





1960

In this year 'The Pill' was introduced and would have a profound impact on our culture; almost as great as the introduction of the Automobile.

Evidence of a Viking settlement in Newfoundland is found after years of denial by archeologists. Viking accounts are now considered to be factual rather than myth.

This decade saw the slowly developing realization that the Government, churches and business have been practicing genocide against non-European peoples, not only in America, but throughout the world. The Sons of Freedom, who were European, clearly suggested the English and French could be the next victims of forced detention and assimilation. It is noteworthy that in Australia, the taking of aboriginal children from their parents for assimilation is called 'The Stolen Generation', and was not discontinued until this decade. Tens of thousands of children were involved, and the Government fears to admit guilt, as this could lead to payment of compensation. The aboriginals, 400,000 people, continue to be the poorest, least educated, unhealthiest and most jailed group in Australia. Even as late as 2001, Australian Prime Minister John Howard rejected a National Apology for the countries mistreatment of aboriginal peoples; lest you think it is a yesteryear problem.

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