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Nazi officers accused of war crimes go on trial in Nuremberg, Germany
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The diary of Anne Frank is published for the first time
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The Marshall Plan provides aid to countries devestated by World War II
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The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Brown v. Board of Education that school segregation is illegal
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The Soviet Union organizes the Warsaw Pact in response to NATO
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The Berlin Wall is built between East and West Germany
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John F. Kennedy is assasinated; Lyndon B. Johnson assumes office
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Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice
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Maya Angelou publishes "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
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The first Earth Day is held on April 22
