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Although he did not cooperate with the Hollywood publicity machine, he went on to play Kowalski in the 1951 film version of A Streetcar Named Desire, a popular and critical success that earned four Academy Awards.
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George Santayana, philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist, died at age 88.
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Joseph Stalin dies, yielding his position as leader of the Soviet Union
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James Dean achieves success with East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause, gets nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, and dies in a car accident on September 30 at the age of 24
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Nikita Khrushchev makes his famous Secret Speech denouncing Stalin's "cult of personality".
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Buddy Holly dies in a plane crash with Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, in a day that had a devastating impact on the country and youth culture.
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John Glenn, flew the first American manned orbital mission termed "Friendship 7".
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Menachem Begin becomes Prime Minister of Israel in 1977 and negotiates the Camp David Accords with Egypt's president in 1978.
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Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space. Dr. 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.
