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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, Japan during World War II, on
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For more info on Joe, click here....Joe played in 5 World Series and won 4 of them. He is also know for his 56 game hitting streak....a record that still stands today! He was also know for his courtship with Marilyn Monroe.
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the US Senator, gains national attention and begins his anti-communist crusade with his Lincoln Day speech.
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succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms upon the death of George VI of the United Kingdom and is crowned the next year.
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The Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series for the only time before their move to Los Angeles.
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is in the middle of his career as a famous New York Yankees outfielder and American League All-Star for the sixth year in a row.
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Able and Miss Baker return to Earth from space aboard the flight Jupiter AM-18.
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An American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union, causing the U-2 Crisis of 1960.
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The Academy Award-winning film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence starring Peter O'Toole premieres in America on December 16.
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back again: Former Vice President Nixon is elected in the 1968 presidential election of the United States
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President of the United States from 1981 to 1989; first attempted in 1976 to run for president.
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A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983.
