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Joe Dimaggio
Joe DiMaggio and the New York Yankees go to the World Series five times
in the 1940s, winning four of them.
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Joe McCarthy
Joe McCarthy, the US Senator, gains national attention and begins
his anti-communist crusade with his Lincoln Day speech.
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Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon is first elected to the United States Senate.
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Sugar Ray
Sugar Ray Robinson, a champion welterweight boxer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Ray_Robinson -
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin dies on March 5, yielding his position as leader of the Soviet Union.
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Liberace
Liberace has a popular 1950s television show for his musical entertainment.
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Rock Around the Clock
"Rock Around the Clock" is a hit single released by Bill Haley & His Comets in May,
spurring worldwide interest in rock and roll music.
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Space Monkey
Space Monkey: Able and Miss Baker return to Earth from space aboard the flight Jupiter
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Edsel
Edsel is a no-go: Production of this car marque ends
after only three years due to poor sales.
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Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker popularizes the dance The Twist with his song of the same name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chubby_Checker
