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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 -
Joseph Stalin
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Disneyland
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Juan Perón
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Elvis Presley
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John F. Kennedy
beats Richard Nixon in the November 8 general election -
John Glenn
Flew the first American manned orbital mission termed "Friendship 7" on February 20. -
Liston beats Patterson
Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson fight for the world heavyweight championship on September 25, ending in a first-round knockout. This match marked the first time Patterson had ever been knocked out and one of only eight losses in his 20-year professional career. -
Richard Nixon
back again: Former Vice President Nixon is elected in the 1968 presidential election of the United States
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Heavy metal suicide
In the 1980s Ozzy Osbourne and the bands Judas Priest and Metallica were brought to court by parents who accused the musicians of hiding subliminal pro-suicide messages in their music date unknow
