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Sugar Ray (Boxer)
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Walter Winchell (Newspaper and Radio Gossip Columnist)
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Joe DiMaggio (Baseball Player)
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Doris Day (Actress and Singer)
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Harry Truman (President of the United States)
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South Korea (Establishment of Republic of Korea)
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North Korea (Establishment of Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
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Red China (Establishment of the People's Republic of China)
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Television (Widespread Adoption)
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South Pacific (Musical)
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Joe McCarthy (U.S. Senator known for McCarthyism)
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Johnnie Ray (American Singer)
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Panmunjom (Korean Armistice Agreement Signed)
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Marilyn Monroe (Actress and Cultural Icon)
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Liberace (Pianist and Entertainer)
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Richard Nixon (37th President of the United States)
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Vaccine - Various dates (Vaccines for various diseases developed throughout the 20th century)
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Brando (Actor)
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The King and I (Musical)
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H-bomb (First Successful Test of Hydrogen Bomb by the U.S.)
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England's got a new queen (Queen Elizabeth II Ascended to the Throne)
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Marciano (Boxer)
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Studebaker (Automobile Manufacturer)
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Rosenbergs (Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Executed for Espionage)
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Eisenhower (34th President of the United States)