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to find out more click hereHarry 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.
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click here to find out moreJFK blown away : president joh. F kennedy is assassinated on november 22 while riding in an convertible through dallas.
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To find out more click herethe US Senator, gains national attention and begins his anti-communist crusade with his Lincoln Day speech
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click here to find out moreEthel and Julius, were convicted on March 29 for espionage
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click here for moreDisneyland opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park.
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click here for more !is the site of the Montgomery Bus Boycott which ultimately led to the removal of the last race laws in the USA. Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr figure prominently.
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click here for more information!Buddy Holly dies in a plane crash on February 3 with Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, in a day that had a devastating impact on the country and youth culture. Joel prefaces the lyric with a Holly signature vocal hiccup "uh-huh, uh-huh."
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click here for more !Syngman Rhee was rescued by the CIA after being forced to resign as leader of South Korea for allegedly fixing an election and embezzling more than twenty million U.S. dollars.
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click here for more !Wheel of Fortune: A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983.
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click here for more !Bernie Goetz: On December 22, Mr. Goetz shot four young men who he said were threatening him on a New York City subway. Goetz was charged with attempted murder but was acquitted of the charges, though convicted of carrying an unlicensed gun.
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Rock-and-roller cola wars: Soft drink giants Coke and Pepsi each run marketing campaigns using rock & roll and popular music stars to reach the teenage and young adult demographic.
