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Harry Truman dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, ending
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Doris Day was a popular singer/actress.
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Communists take control of China.
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Johnny Ray wrote number one hit, "Cry".
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"South Pacific" was a popular Broadway musical and movie.
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Walter Winchell was a very popular gossip reporter.
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Joe Dimaggio was a very popular baseball player from the New York Yankees.