We Didnt Start The Fire Events

South Pacific

Apr 7, 1949

South Pacific, the prize-winning musical, opens on Broadway on April 7.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_(musical)

Events

Period: Apr 7, 1949 to Jul 2, 1961

North Korea and South Korea Declare War

Jun 25, 1950

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_KoreaKorea and South Korea declare war after Northern forces stream south on June 25.

Santayana Goodbye

Sep 26, 1952

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_SantayanaSantayana goodbye: George Santayana, philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist, dies on September 26.

Joseph Stalin Dies

Mar 5, 1953

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_UnionJoseph Stalin dies on March 5, yielding his position as leader of the Soviet Union.

Albert Einsein Dies

Apr 18, 1955

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

Trouble in the Suez

Oct 29, 1956

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_CanalThe Suez Crisis boils as Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal on October 29.

Buddy Holly Dies

Feb 3, 1959

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

Belgians in the Congo

Jun 30, 1960

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo_(Leopoldville)The Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) was declared independent of Belgium on June 30, with Joseph Kasavubu as President and Patrice Lumumba as Prime Minister.

John F. Kennedy VS. Richard Nixon

Nov 8, 1960

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1960John F. Kennedy beats Richard Nixon in the November 8 general election.

Ernest Hemingway commits suicide.

Jul 2, 1961

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_HemingwayErnest Hemingway commits suicide on July 2 after a long battle with depression.