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Harry Truman

Aug 6, 1949

1949: 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, Japan during World War II, on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively.

Joe DiMaggio

Oct 27, 1949

1949: Joe DiMaggio and the New York Yankees go to the World Series five times in the 1940s, winning four of them.

Sugar Ray Robinson

Mar 17, 1951

1951: Sugar Ray Robinson, a champion welterweight boxer.

Rocky Marciano

Mar 27, 1952

1952: Rocky Marciano defeats Jersey Joe Walcott, becoming the world Heavyweight champion.

Roy Campanella

Mar 27, 1953

1953: Roy Campanella, an African-American baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, receives the National League's Most Valuable Player award for the second time.

Elvis Presley

Feb 27, 1955

1955: Elvis Presley signs with RCA Records on November 21, beginning his pop career.

Albert Einstein

Mar 27, 1955

1955: Albert Einstein dies on April 18 at the age of 76.

Disneyland

Jun 27, 1955

1955: Disneyland opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme

Malcolm X

Sep 27, 1963

1963: Malcolm X makes his infamous statement "The chickens have come home to roost" about the Kennedy assassination, thus causing the Nation of Islam to censor him.

Wheel of Fortune

Dec 27, 1983

1983: Wheel of Fortune: A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983.