The 2050s decade is expected to be called "the twenty-fifties."

Expected Events

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• November 7, 2054 - The lease agreement International Speedway Corporation has with Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities District expires. ^*

• 2053 - 100th anniversary of the signing of an armitice that put a halt to the Korean Wars, which started in 1950 between North Korea(DPRK) and South Korea(ROK)

• August 21, 2059 - Hawaii will celebrate its 100th anniversary of statehood.

• October 1, 2058 - NASA will celebrate its 100th anniversary of foundation.

• 2058 - The Beatles - catalog will enter the public domain.

• September 11, 2051 - America will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001.

• Disneyland will have its 100th anniversary in 2055.
• Godzilla will have his 100th anniversary in Nov. 2054.
• December 26, 2054 - 50th anniversary of the South Asian tsunami

A trend in extinction

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It is estimated that a viable wild population of Asian Elephants (Elephas indicus) will no longer exist by the early 2050's (National Geographic, February 2006).

Fictional events

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• The Dexter's Laboratory movie, Ego Trip, has some scenes that take place in 2055.
• According to the popular sci-fi television show "Stargate: Atlantis", The Wraith culling would have started in 2055, if humans had not arrived in Atlantis and begun exploring.
• The movie Minority Report takes place in 2054.
• The movie Renaissance takes place in Paris in 2054.
• The movie Red Planet takes place in 2057.
• The movie Lost In Space takes place in 2058.
• John Christopher's novel The Guardians takes place during the years 2052 and 2053.
• J.D. Robb's "In Death" mystery series takes place during the years 2058-59.
• The computer game Deus Ex takes place in 2052.
• The short story, Sound of Thunder takes place in 2055.
• The level ``Cyborg Insurrection´´ of the videogame Empire Earth II takes place in 25th July 2058.
• According to the movie First Contact, World War III will end in 2053.

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