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The First 40 Years of Billy Joel's Life
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Harry Truman is inaugurated as U.S. president
declared president after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in April 12, 1945 -
TV's become popular
Television is becoming widespread (in black and white format) and becomes the most popular means of advertising -
The King and I, musical
A Broadway musical composed by Richard rogers -
Albert Einstein's Death
- He was hospitalized with an aortic aneurysm caused by Heart Failure
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Buddy Holly dies in a plane crash
- Early reports from the scene suggest the aircraft spun out of control during a light snowstorm
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Chubby Checker popularizes the dance The Twist
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John F. Kennedy is assassinated
fatally shot while riding in an open-top car through Dealey Plaza in Dallas. Two bullets struck the president, the first in his back and throat and the second in the back of his head. -
Apollo 11 successfully lands on the moon
- the spaceflight that landed the first humans
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Wheel of Fortune
compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel -
Mr. Goetz shot four young men who he said were threatening him on a New York City subway
one of the most highly charged and widely publicized criminal cases of the 1980s