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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 in Japan during World War II, on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively.
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North Korea and South Korea declare war after Northern forces stream south on June 25
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-bombH-Bomb is in the middle of its development as a nuclear weapon, announced in early 1950 and first tested in late 1952.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_SantayanaGeorge Santayana, philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist, dies on September 26.
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.group of communist nations dominated by the Soviet Union at this time. Probably a reference to the Uprising of 1953 in East Germany.
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.his last full year as President of Argentina before a September 1955 coup
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.Albert Einstein dies on April 18 at the age of 76.
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.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.
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.the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, marking the start of the space race.
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.Mothers taking the drug Thalidomide had children born with congenital birth defects caused by the sleeping aid and antiemetic, which was also used at times to treat morning sickness
