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Harry Truman

Mar 27, 1949

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman' ><a</a>Harry 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, Japan during World War II, on August 6 and
August 9, 1945, respectively.

Events

Period: Mar 27, 1949 to Mar 27, 1959

Richard Nixon

Mar 27, 1950

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_NixonRichard Nixon is first elected to the United States Senate.

The King and I Musical

Mar 27, 1951

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_and_IThe King and I, musical, opens on Broadway on March 29.

Liberace

Mar 27, 1952

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiberaceLiberace has a popular 1950s television show for his musical entertainment.

Roy Campanella

Mar 27, 1953

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_CampanellaRoy Campanella, an African-American baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, receives the
National League's Most Valuable Player award for the second time.

"Rock Around the Clock"

Mar 27, 1954

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Around_the_Clock"Rock Around the Clock" is a hit single released by Bill Haley & His Comets in May, spurring worldwide interest in rock
and roll music.

Albert Einstein

Mar 27, 1955

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_EinsteinAlbert Einstein dies on April 18 at the age of 76.

Alabama

Mar 27, 1956

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlabamaAlabama 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.

Mickey Mantle

Mar 27, 1957

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_MantleMickey 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.

Brooklyn Dodgers

Mar 27, 1958

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_DodgersCalifornia baseball begins as the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants move to California and become the Los Angeles Dodgers

Mafia

Mar 27, 1959

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_MafiaMafia are the center of attention for the FBI and public attention builds to this organized crime society with a historically
Sicilian-American origin.