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Harry Truman President.
About The Whitehouse
Harry Truman is inaugurated as U.S. president 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. -
Marilyn Monroe Sours In Popularity.
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn soars in popularity with five new movies, including The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve, and attempts suicide after the death of friend Johnny Hyde who asked to marry her several times, but she refused respectfully. Monroe would later (1954) be married for a brief time to Joe DiMaggio. -
Sugar Ray.
Official Site About Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson, a champion welterweight boxer. -
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Juan Peron.
Biography of Juan Demingo Peron
Juan Peron spends his last full year as President of Argentina before a September 1955 coup. -
Peter Pan.
Peter Pan; Wikipediea
Peter Pan is a broadcast on TV live and in color from the 1954 version of the stage musical starring Mary Martin on March 7. Disney released an animated version the previous year. -
Elvis Presley.
Elvis Presley; Official website
Elvis Presley signs with RCA Records on November 21, beginning his pop career. -
Woodstock.
A History of the Woodstock Festival 1969
Famous rock and roll festival of 1969 that came to be the epitome of the counterculture movement. -
Punk Rock.
punk rock info
The Ramones form, with the Sex Pistols following in 1975, bringing in the punk era. -
Wheel Of Fortune.
Wheel Of Fortune 1983A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983.
