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We Didn't Start the Fire (Emma)

By kaileigh
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    WE didn't start the fire

  • Joe DiMaggio and the New York Yankees go to the World Series for the fifth time

    Joe DiMaggio and the New York Yankees go to the World Series for the fifth time
    Click here to learn more about Joe DiMaggioJoe DiMaggio and the New York Yankees go to the World Series five times in the 1940s, winning four of them.

  • Red China

    Red China
    Click here to learn more about the chinese civil war!
    The Communist Party of China wins the Chinese Civil War, establishing the People's Republic of China.

  • North Korea and South Korea declare war

    North Korea and South Korea declare war
    Click here to learn more about the Korean War!North Korea and South Korea declare war after Northern forces stream south on June 25.

  • : England's got a new queen

    : England's got a new queen
    Click here to learn more about the 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.

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower is first elected as U.S. president

    Dwight D. Eisenhower is first elected as U.S. president
    Click here to learn more about Dwight D. Eisenhower!Dwight D. Eisenhower is first elected as U.S. president, winning by a landslide margin of 442 to 89 electoral votes.

  • The vaccine for polio is privately tested.

    The vaccine for polio is privately tested.
    Click here to learn more about the first polio vaccine test!The vaccine for polio is privately tested by Jonas Salk.

  • Albert Einstein dies

    Albert Einstein dies
    Click here to learn more about the death of Albert Einstein!Albert Einstein dies on April 18 at the age of 76

  • Psycho: An Alfred Hitchcock thriller, based on a pulp novel by Robert Bloch and adapted by Joseph Stefano, which becomes a landmark

    Psycho: An Alfred Hitchcock thriller, based on a pulp novel by Robert Bloch and adapted by Joseph Stefano, which becomes a landmark
    Click here to learn more about PSYCHO!Psycho: An Alfred 8 September 1960 (USA Hitchcock thriller, based on a pulp novel by Robert Bloch and adapted by Joseph Stefano, which becomes a landmark in graphic violence and cinema sensationalism. The screeching violins heard briefly in the background of the song are a trademark of the film's soundtrack.

  • Woodstock came to be the epitome of the counterculture movement.

    Woodstock came to be the epitome of the counterculture movement.
    Click here to learn more about Woodstock!Woodstock: Famous rock and roll festival of 1969 that came to be the epitome of the counterculture movement

  • Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States

    Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States
    Click here to learn more about the presidency of Ronald Raegan.Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States in 1980, but he first attempted to run for the position in 1976.

  • Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space

    Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space
    Click here to learn more about Sally ride's launch into space!Sally Ride: In 1983 she becomes the first American woman in space. Ride's quip from space "Better than an E-ticket", harkens back to the opening of Disneyland mentioned earlier, with the E-ticket purchase needed for the best rides.