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television
Television is becoming widespread (in black and white format) and becomes the most popular means of advertising -
Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett is a Disney television series about the legendary frontiersman of the same name. The show was a huge hit with young boys and inspired a short-lived "coonskin cap" craze -
harry truman
harry trumanHarry Truman is 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. -
new queen
England's got a new queen: Queen Elizabeth II succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms upon the death of her father, George VI, and is crowned the next year. -
peter pan
Peter Pan is broadcast on TV live and in color from the 1954 version of the stage musical starring Mary Martin on March 7. Disney released an animated version the previous year -
marilyn monroe
Marilyn Monroe soars in popularity with five new movies, including The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve, and attempts suicide after the death of friend Johnny Hyde who asked to marry her several times, but she refused respectfully. Monroe would later (1954) be married for a brief time to Joe DiMaggio (mentioned in the previous verse). -
elvis presley
Elvis Presley signs with RCA Records on November 21, beginning his pop career -
Albert Einstein dies
Albert Einstein dies on April 18 at the age of 76 -
disneyland
Disneyland opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park -
sputnik
Sputnik becomes the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, marking the start of the space race.
