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Harry Truman is inaugurated as U.S. president after being elected in 1948 to his own term;
previously he was sworn in following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He authorized the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan during World War II,
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Albert Einstein dies on April 18 at the age of 76
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Able and Miss Baker return to Earth from space aboard the flight Jupiter AM-18.
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John F. Kennedy beats Richard Nixon in the November 8 general election.
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John Glenn Flew the first American manned orbital mission termed "Friendship 7" on February 20.
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President John F. Kennedy is assassinated on November 22 while riding in an open convertible through Dallas.
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Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, successfully lands on the moon.
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Crack cocaine use surged in the mid-to-late 1980s.
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A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983.
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Soft drink giants Coke and Pepsi each run marketing campaigns using rock & roll and
popular music stars to reach the young adult demographic.
