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billy joelHarry 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. -
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us.sentorNorth Korea and South Korea declare war after Northern forces stream south on June 25 -
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rosenburgThe Rosenbergs, Ethel and Julius, were convicted on March 29 for espionage -
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people who died Santayana goodbye: George Santayana, philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist, dies on September 26 -
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joesfh diedJoseph Stalin dies on March 5, yielding his position as leader of the Soviet Union. -
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indepence Belgians in the Congo: The Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) was declared independent of Belgium on June 30, with Joseph Kasavubu as President and Patrice Lumumba as Prime Minister.
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Ernest Hemingway commits suicide on July 2 after a long battle with depression -
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yay!John Glenn: Flew the first American manned orbital mission termed "Friendship 7" on February 20