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. Roosevelt. He authorized the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan during World War II, on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively
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prize-winning musical, opens on Broadway on April 7.
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declare war after Northern forces stream south on June 25
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opens musical, opens on Broadway on March 29.
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George Santayana, philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist, dies on September 26.
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yielding his position as leader of the Soviet Union
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at the height of his fame as a conductor, performing regularly with the NBC Symphony Orchestra on national radio.
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Disneyland opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park
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makes his famous Secret Speech denouncing Stalin's "cult of personality