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http://millercenter.org/president/truman1949
Harry Truman was 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 in Japan during World War II, on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively. -
http://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/chinese-rev1949
Red China: The Communist Party of China wins the Chinese Civil War, establishing the People's Republic of China. -
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/catcher-in-the-rye-is-published1951 The Catcher in the Rye, a controversial novel by J. D. Salinger, is published. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/catcher-in-the-rye-is-published
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http://www.metrolyrics.com/rock-around-the-clock-lyrics-bill-haley.htmlRock Around the Clock" is a hit single released by Bill Haley & His Comets in May, spurring worldwide interest in rock and roll music.
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[http://www.biography.com/people/albert-einstein-9285408](http:www.biography.com/people/albert-einstein-9285408)1955
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http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/n/nikita_khrushchev.html Nikita Khrushchev makes his famous Secret Speech denouncing Stalin's "cult of personality" on February 25
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http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDsuez.htmTrouble in the Suez: The Suez Crisis boils as Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal on October 29.
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http://www.wheeloffortune.com/
Wheel of Fortune: A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983. -
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0725790/Sally Ride: In 1983 she becomes the first American woman in space. Ride's quip from space "Better than an E-ticket", harkens back to the opening of Disneyland mentioned earlier, with the E-ticket purchase needed for the best rides.
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http://thefire.pbworks.com/w/page/29367630/Hypodermics on the shores: Medical waste was found washed up on beaches in New Jersey after being illegally dumped at sea.
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Rock-and-roller cola wars: Soft drink giants Coke and Pepsi each run marketing campaigns using rock & roll and popular music stars to reach the teenage and young adult demographic.
