1948 1st southern city to have African American police officers
1948 Samuel L. Jackson is born
1950s Ted Turner attends McCallie
1950 Actor Dennis Haskins (Mr. Belding) born
1950 Grant Adcox (racecar driver) born in Chatt.
1951 Rogers Theater
1951 Tennis Pro Roscoe Tanner is born
1952 Hunter Museum opens
1954 WDEF TV goes on the air (1st TV station)
1955 Actor Leslie Jordan born
1956 Author Arthur Golden is born (Memoirs of a Geisha)
1958 UC beats UT in football, 14-6
1959 Olgiatti Bridge built
1959 Interstate construction through town
1960 Desegregation Sit-ins
1961 Football Pro Reggie White Born
1961 Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum founded
1962 Chattanooga School Desegregation
1962 Eastgate Mall
1963 Movie Actress Lori Petty is born (League of their Own, Tank Girl)
1964 Jimmy Hoffa Trial
1966 Hamilton Bank Bldg expansion
1967 American National Bank construction
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