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Harry Truman
. Roosevelt. He authorized the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan during World War II, on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively -
south pacific
prize-winning musical, opens on Broadway on April 7. -
north korea south korea
declare war after Northern forces stream south on June 25 -
the king and i
opens musical, opens on Broadway on March 29. -
Santayana goodbye
George Santayana, philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist, dies on September 26. -
Joseph Stalin
yielding his position as leader of the Soviet Union -
Arturo Toscanini
at the height of his fame as a conductor, performing regularly with the NBC Symphony Orchestra on national radio. -
disneyland
Disneyland opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park -
Nikita Khrushchev
makes his famous Secret Speech denouncing Stalin's "cult of personality