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Truman attempts to continue FDR's legacy with his Fair Deal, but most acts don't pass. In United States history, the Fair Deal was the policy of social inprovment of U.S. President Harry S. Truman, outlined in his 1949 state of the union message to Congress on January 5, 1949. In his address, he proposed an ambitious social & economic program that he called the Fair Deal. He asked Congress to enlarge programs in the areas of economic security, conservation, and housing and to go far beyond Fra
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The first foreign car, the Volkswagen Beetle, is sold in the USA, which is also the first "compact" ever sold in the USA. Only sold two units in America that first year.
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The sitcom made its appearance in January, 1949, with The Goldbergs. (A situation comedy, usually referred to as a sitcom, is a genre of comedy that usually consists of recurring characters in a common environment such as a home or workplace and can include laugh tracks or studio audiences.)
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The first Emmy Awards were presented on January 25, 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club, but solely to honor shows produced and aired locally in the Los Angeles area.
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RCA Victor introduces the 7" 45 RPM vinyl record
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The Basketball Association of America formed in 1946, merged in 1949 with the National Basketball League to form the NBA.
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William Schuman wrote his symphonies #3(1941) through #7(1949).
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NASCAR, a stock car racing club that purportedly ran cars that you could buy from a dealer's showroom started the Grand Nationals in 1949.
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By 1949, a group of 11 women headed by Berg and Babe Didrikson Zaharias founded the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
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Jean-Paul Getty buys a concession to drill for oil in the neutral zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
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NATO is formed by western European countries and USA
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Dystopian future novel Nineteen Eighty-Four published by George Orwell
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Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. She is widely regarded as one of the most talented and respected movie actors of the modern era.
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Department of War becomes Department of Defense
