This is a timeline of events that occurred in the 1950s.
1950[]
- Sebastian Shaw opens the Hellfire Club, a gambling and drinking establishment that he uses as a front for his secret mutant supremacy operations. He recruits Azazel and Janos Quested as henchmen and bodyguards.[1]
1952[]
- Vladimir Putin is born.[citation needed]
1953[]
- Ichirō Yashida establishes the Yashida Corporation.[2]
1955[]
- Hank McCoy graduates from Harvard University.[3]
November[]
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- The Vietnam War begins.[4][5]
1956[]
- Erik Lehnsherr has a sexual relationship with Ms. Maximoff, resulting in the birth of his son Peter Maximoff. However, Erik leaves before he is born, not knowing of his existence.[5][6]
1957[]
- Emma Frost begins working for mob boss Vinny Lavecchia in Las Vegas, using her telepathic powers to help him win money.[7]
1959[]
- Emma Frost meets Sebastian Shaw and he convinces her to join the Hellfire Club.[7]
- William Stryker begins his work on mutants.[citation needed]