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click hereharry truman is inaugurated as u.s presendent after being elected in 1948 to his own term; previously he was sworn in following the death of franklen roosevelt He authorized the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during world war 2 on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively.
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click here for more informationdoris day enters the public spotlight with the films my dream is yours and its a great feeling as well as popular songs like its magic divorces her second husband
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click here more informationred china as the communist partie of china won the chiness civil war establishing the people republic of china
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click herejonnie ray signs his first recording contract with okeh records although he would not become popular for another two years.
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south pacific the prize-winning musical, opens on broadway on April 7
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more informationteleision is becoming widespread (in black and white format) and becomes the most popular means of advertising.
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click hereh-bomb is in the middle of its development as a nuclear weapon, announced in early 1950 and first tested in late 1952
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more information disneyland opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park
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elvis preslet sings with rca records on November 21, beginning his pop career
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pope paul Cardinal Giovanni Montini is elected to the papacy and takes the regnal name of Paul VI.
