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North korea declared war on south korea by sending troops into south korea
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Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of espionage
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Queen Elizabeth II suceeds the throne of the United Kingdom
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Winthrop Rockefeller and his wife Barbara are involved in a highly publicized divorce, culminating in 1954 with a record-breaking $5.5 million settlement
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Arturo Toscanini performes regularly with the NBC Symphony Orchestra
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Albert Einstein dies on April 18 at the age of 76.
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Walt Disneys first theme park
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Mickey Mantle 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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Ben-Hur, a film based around the New Testament starring Charlton Heston, wins eleven Academy Awards.
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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
