Events: We Didn’t Start the Fire

Harry Truman

Aug 9, 1945

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authorized the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during World War II

Events

Period: Aug 9, 1945 to Dec 22, 1984

The Rosenbergs

Mar 29, 1951

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Ethel and Julius, were convicted of espionage

Joseph Stalin

Mar 5, 1953

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yielding his position as leader of the Soviet Union

Disneyland

Jul 17, 1955

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opens as Walt Disney's first theme park

Juan Perón

Sep 17, 1955

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spends his last full year as President of Argentina

Trouble in the Suez

Oct 29, 1956

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The Suez Crisis boils as Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal

Sputnik

Oct 4, 1957

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becomes the first artificial satellite

Ernest Hemingway

Jul 2, 1961

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commits suicide

Ho Chi Minh

Mar 2, 1965

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who served as President of Vietnam

Bernie Goetz

Dec 22, 1984

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Goetz shot four young men who he said were threatening him on a New York City subway