We Didn't Start The Fire History

Song History

Period: Jan 1, 1949 to Dec 31, 1989

Harry Trueman Inauguration

Jan 20, 1949

Harry Trueman gets inaugurated as the 33rd president of the United States.
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Joe Dimaggio and the World Series

May 16, 1949

Joe Dimaggio and the New York Yankees go to the World Series 5 times in a row in the 1940's, winning 4 of them.
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Korean War

Jun 5, 1950

North and South Korea declare war on June 25, 1950.
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Eisenhower gets elected

Jan 20, 1952

Dwight D. Eisenhower is first elected as U.S. president, winning by a landslide margin of 442 to 89 electoral votes.
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Marilyn Monroe

Apr 1, 1952

Marilyn Monroe 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 (mentioned in the previous verse).
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Communist Bloc

Jun 16, 1953

Communist bloc is a group of communist nations dominated by the Soviet Union at this time. Probably a reference to the Uprising of 1953 in East Germany.
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Winthrop Rockefeller

Jun 23, 1954

Winthrop Rockefeller and his wife Barbara are involved in a highly publicized divorce, culminating in 1954 with a record-breaking $5.5 million settlement.
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Albert Einstein

Apr 17, 1955

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

Jul 17, 1955

Disneyland opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park.
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Elvis Prestley

Nov 21, 1955

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