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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
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_NixonRichard Nixon is first elected to the United States Senate.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_and_IThe King and I, musical, opens on Broadway on March 29.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiberaceLiberace has a popular 1950s television show for his musical entertainment.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_CampanellaRoy Campanella, an African-American baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, receives the
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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
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_EinsteinAlbert Einstein dies on April 18 at the age of 76.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlabamaAlabama is the site of the Montgomery Bus Boycott which ultimately led to the removal of
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_MantleMickey Mantle is in the middle of his career as a famous New York Yankees outfielder and
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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
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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.
