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This was a joyful song that was produced and released in 1955. This song was sung by Bill Haley and His Comets.

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John D. Rockefeller was a philanthropist and a billionaire. He founded the standard oil company. Which was the first great U.S business. He was also big on charity

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Nasser led the 1952 overthrow of the monarchy and introduced far-reaching land reforms the following year in Egypt. The Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev was one of the giants of 20th century music. His works ranged from ballets - including Cinderella and Romeo and Juliet - to film music, such as Lieutenant Kije and Alexander Nevsky.

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During 1950 a little less than 20% of American homes had a TV set. Ten years later, almost 90% of homes had a TV.

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Roy cohn was a lawyer and he got to work with former president Donald J Trump in his early business years.

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Doris Day was an American actress and singer in the 50s and 60s. She was a big Hollywood star. She was very popular in her movies, and later on when she was singing.

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Roy campanella was a catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the national league. He was among the first african american players to play in the major leagues.

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He was a Soviet Politician who briefly succeeded Joseph Stalin as the leader of the Soviet Union. He was in office from 1953 - 1955. After being forced to leave office, he organized a failed palace coup against Khrushchev in 1957, Malenkov was expelled from the Presidium and exiled to Kazakhstan.

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Marilyn Monroe was a famous actress, model, and singer. She was born on June 1, 1926 and died on August 4, 1962 at age 36 from an overdose. She was famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters. She was significant in her time period because she became the second woman in U.S. history to own her own production company. “She broke the mold and challenged the authoritarian structure of Hollywood studios, which dictated what films their stars would make,” Layton writes. She was an outspoken advocate for equality and talent. Her fame surpassed that of any other entertainer of her time.

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Joe Mccarthy was known for alleging that numerous communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers had infiltrated the United States federal government, universities, film industry, and elsewhere. Ultimately, the smear tactics that he used led him to be censured by the U.S. Senate. These events took place during the 1950's.

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Walter Winchell was an american journalist. He was born and raised in New York. He was known for broadcasting and writing gossip.

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Also known as the eastern bloc, the socialist bloc, and the soviet bloc. This was the group of socialist states of Eastern and Central Europe, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. The group was under the control and influence of the Soviet Union

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Juan Perón was a populist, president of Argentina and founder of the Peronist movement. He was a leader who got elected for president 3 times but died of a heart attack in July 1, 1974.

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Rocky marciano was a world heavy weight boxing champion. He beat Jersey Joe walcott for the title and won an unrivaled 49 straight fights. He is important because he is the only fighter to have stopped every opponent he ever faced for the world title. 

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Rocky marciano was a world heavy weight boxing champion. He beat Jersey Joe walcott for the title and won an unrivaled 49 straight fights. He is important because he is the only fighter to have stopped every opponent he ever faced for the world title. 

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Studebaker is an american automobile company which was first manufactured in 1902. The founders of studebaker are Clement Studebaker and John Studebaker. In 1933 they went into bankruptcy from the Great Depression. This car company ended up finishing there production in 1963.

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Richard Nixon was the 37th US president and he served from 1969 to 1974. President Nixon resigned towards the middle of his term because of the Watergate scandal. On June 17, 1972, the police arrested burglars in the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington D.C. Evidence linked the break-in to President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign.

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He was a soviet political leader who governed the soviet union from 1922 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretary of the communist party of the soviet union(1922-1952) and Chairman of the Ministers of the soviet union(1941-1953).

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Johnnie Ray was a popular singer in the 1950's in the US. He got popular from many of his songs and his sexually suggestive preformances. He was significant in this time period because he was considered by some the "biggest music star in the world"

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In August 1945, North Korea and South Korea split. At the time there was a war going on. They split because the soviet union(USSR) occupied the north and the united states occupied the south, which ultimately turned into two separate countries.

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The 33rd president of the U.S. He established the Wheeler- Truman Transportation act in 1940 providing oversight for the railroad reorganization. Historians rank Truman as one of the best presidents in the U.S.

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a polio vaccine was created in 1952 by jonas salk

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Toscanini refers to the famous Italian producer. He lived from March 25, 1867 to January 16, 1957. He was born in Italy and died in New York.

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Panmunjom is a city that separates North and South Korea. In the 1950's most of the battles and wars took place.

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Panmunjom is a city that separates North and South Korea. In the 1950's most of the battles and wars took place.

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The South Pacific was a musical that was composed by Richard Rodgers. It was premiered in 1949 and was a big hit. It was performed 1,925 times.

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Dien Bien Phu Falls was the falling of a french military base after a siege by vietnam troops. It ended the involvment of France in Indochina in 1954

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When king george died queen elizabeth was crowned June 2, 1951 at the age of 27.

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It is a musical about the battle of racism and sexism.

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Red china refers to when China was communist controlled from 1927-1949. It happened during the chinese civil war. It is significant during this time period because it was a big war going on in the world that caused quite a bit of ruckus

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santayana was a philosopher that died in 1952

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 Liberace became one of the city's most popular performers and one of its top-paid stars. He became equally famous for the glitz and glamour of his shows and costumes as he was for his music. he was in a relationship thorson filed a $113 million lawsuit against Liberace, part of which was a palimony suit. This was the first same-sex palimony case filed in U.S. history. Thorson decided to sue because he claimed that Liberace threw him out on the streets with  nothing.

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 Liberace became one of the city's most popular performers and one of its top-paid stars. He became equally famous for the glitz and glamour of his shows and costumes as he was for his music. he was in a relationship thorson filed a $113 million lawsuit against Liberace, part of which was a palimony suit. This was the first same-sex palimony case filed in U.S. history. Thorson decided to sue because he claimed that Liberace threw him out on the streets with  nothing.

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The catcher in the Rye was book that got banned in the early 1940's because the main character swore a lot.

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Sugar ray was boxer who defeated Randy Turpin in 1951 to win the belt

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Sugar ray was boxer who defeated Randy Turpin in 1951 to win the belt

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34th U.S. president and military officer during WWll

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First citizens to be convicted and executed for espionage during peacetime. Their case has been controversial.

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The H bomb was a thermonuclear weapon that was very destructive

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The H bomb was a thermonuclear weapon that was very destructive

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1. A demolished area in Central Korea.
2. Separated North and South Korea. (Petty)
3. North and South Korean citizens
4. 1951-1953 (old)
5. Central Korea.

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1. A couple were found to be Soviet spies (oh noo)  :(
2. They were arrested and executed. (silly spies)
3. They were Ethel & Julius Rosenberg (I think on of my distant relatives in named Ethel...)
4. Happened in 1953
5. Happened in New York. (no wonder)

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the term red china refers communist controlled parts of china after the chinese civil war

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In March to May in 1954, a battle was fought between Vietnam and France. The battle was the start of the big Indochina war. This was a decisive victory for Vietnam and made the French army much weaker. The U.S. helped the French a little bit but they did not help enough for the French to win. The war was mainly fought in all of the French Controlled areas in Asia.

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When the U.N. recognized the southern Republic of Korea as an independent state, North Korea waged a war to reunify the peninsula—an effort that ultimately failed. The two countries have remained separated ever since.

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Communist bloc is a term that was used to refer to the group of communist/socialist countries.

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Marilyn Monroe was a actor, singer, and a pop culture icon. She died in 1962 after an overdose.

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Harry Truman was the 33rd president of the United States from 1945 to 1953 and was the president at the start of the cold war.

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He was arguably the biggest music star during the 1950's. He earned the titles, "Prince of Wails," and "The cry guy" for his emotional singing.

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The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of rodgers and Hammerstein. It was made in the 1980's.

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John D. Rockefeller is considered to be the richest American in history. He was famous for being a philanthropist, generously donating his money to charity. He gained most of his money off kerosene and gasoline.

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talking about the famous soloist from the Chicago  Symphony Orchestra, later going on to be a famous musician and movie star . Liberace got involved in multiple scandals in his lifetime, including him suing a British newspaper implying he was gay. Although he was gay, he chose to hide this to maintain his mainly female audience. Liberace died at the age of 68 because of aids

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The Catcher In The Rye was a banned book in the early 1940s. Since the main character swears throughout the book and parents though that he was a bad role model for teens. Sugar Ray was a famous boxer in the late 9050's that was popular for winning 36-40 professional boxing matches. He was called Sugar Ray because people said he was sweet like sugar.

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Roy Campanella was an African American baseball player. In the 1950's he won MVP in 1951, 1953, and for a third time in 1955.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower was U.S 34th president from 1953 to 1961. This was also during ww2. he died in 1969.

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Sergei Prokofiev was an extremely famous composer, creating many pieces that musicians around the world consider masterpieces. He composed music for films, ballets, and even operas.

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The H-bomb stands for hydrogen bomb is a second generation nuclear weapon design. It is more compact and has a lower mass the the first generation bomb. Edward Teller is the inventor of the H-bomb.

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Richard Nixon was elected to the U.S senate during the 1950s.

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Doris Day was a top film star actor in the 1950's and 1960's. She was also an advocate for animal welfare.

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George santayana was a famous philosopher that died on september 26th, 1952

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He was a professional baseball player for the Yankees, he played from the 1930s to 1951. He is also is the hall of fame.

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Walter Winchell was a American newspaper gossip columnist and radio news commentator. He lived from April 7, 1897 to February 20, 1972. He was known for an innovative style of gossipy staccato news briefs, jokes and Jazz Age slang.

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Josef Stalin was the leader of the Soviet union until 1953, when he died of a hemorrhage. He played a significant role in the Cold War. Malenkov succeeded Josef Stalin in 1955 after his death. Malenkov died in 1988.

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Joe McCarthy made a Lincoln Day speech that started a communist crusade.

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Gamal Abdul Nasser was the Egyptian president. He gave himself more power with a new constitution, and gave the Egyptian people more of a 20th-century life. He also gave women the right to vote, which hadn't been done by anyone before him.

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When king george died queen elizabeth was crowned June 2, 1951 at the age of 27.

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Was an Argentina General who rises to dominance. He got elected president 3 times and died in July.

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He was an italian conductor. Toscanini was very acclaimed and talented for his way of conducting and putting pieces together. He was very famous for his Beethoven, Verdi, etc.

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Roy Marcus Cohn was an American lawyer and prosecutor and served as Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel during the hearings in 1954, when he assisted McCarthy's investigations of suspected communists.

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South Pacific was a musical film made in 1958 about the pacific campaign in World War II. It was roughly based on Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener.

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It was a song made by Bill Haley and his comets. Which became extremely popular and landed number 1.

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George Santayana, an author and philosopher, died.

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The Catcher in the Rye was a novel published in 1951 about a boy, Holden, and his actions after being expelled from his prep school. This book is very controversial for it's language, and for its moral standings. Holden hates adults because they are 'phony' and tries to find his way. Additionally, this book is thought to have incited many murders, including that of John Lennon.

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After the death of King George VI a new queen of England was crowned, Queen Elizabeth II

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"The King and I" was a movie made in the year 1956. The movie was based on a novel known as "Anna and the King of Siam" which was written in the year 1944. The movie was about a widowed mother who becomes a governess and tutor to King Mongkut of Siam's wives and children. Throughout the movie the King and Anna (the main character) have many disputes. The main challenge for her is to prepare them for a party of European diplomats who have to have their opinions changed.

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Refers to the famous soloist from the Chicago  Symphony Orchestra, later going on to be a famous musician and movie star . Liberace got involved in multiple scandals in his lifetime, including him suing a British newspaper implying he was gay. Although he was gay, he chose to hide this to maintain his mainly female audience. Later, his former bodyguard sued him, claiming they were in a relationship and that Liberace had promised to protect and support him. Liberace died at the age of 68 due to AIDS-related pneumonia

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the h-bomb stands for hydrogen bomb. it's a second generation thermonuclear bomb that is much more powerful than the first generation atom bomb.

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John Rockefeller founded the "Standard oil company" and is widely considered to be the wealthiest american of all time. His grandson Winthrop Rockefeller and his wife are involved in one of the first publicised celebrity divorces.

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Johnnie was a famous american singer in the 1950's. What made Johnnie different was when he was 12 he was on a boy scouts trip and had a bad accident leaving him deaf in the right ear. He tired acting but no one wanted him. He found out he was a pretty good singer instead.

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In the USA only 20% of people had a television when it was first invented in 1927 but now in the 1950s almost 90% of people have it.

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Roy Cohn was a very infamous american lawyer at the time. Malenkov was a old soviet politician who briefly succeeded Joseph Stalin as the leader of the Soviet Union.

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Richard Nixon was the 37th US president who served from 1969 to 1974. He resigned in the middle of his term because of the Watergate scandal. In 1972, the police arrested burglars at the Watergate complex in Washington D.C. They figured out that the cash that they found then was related to Richard Nixon's re-election campaign so Nixonr resigned because he knew he would be impeached.

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Marilyn Monroe died on August 4th, 1962, she died by a barbiturate overdose, at age 36. Her body was found in her home in Los Angeles.

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This case was very controversial. It was about U.S. citizens who were convicted and then executed for spying for the Soviet Union. It occured on May 12, 1918. The people who were involved were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. It happened in New York.

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He was an Argentine army general who was also a politician. He ran for the President of Argentina and got the job. He got elected three times as Argentina President, but died in July 1974.

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Walter was an American sports broadcaster who was very into baseball. Walter at age 38 attempted suicide by shooting himself. He has had many mental problems in the past and luckily survived the gunshot. He shot himself december 26 1968. He lived to be 72.

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Communist bloc was a nickname for a group of socialist/communist countries that included the Soviet Union. In 1953, there was a violent outbreak between the countries in the group that caused the Soviet Union to collapse.

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This was a song that came out in 1955 by Billy Haley and His Comets. "Rock Around The Clock" was featured in the movie Blackboard Jungle which gave it lots of popularity.

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Harry Truman was the 33rd president of the United States. He was elected on April 12, 1945, after Franklin D. Roosevelt died. When he became president, World War ll was still being fought.

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Doscani was a italian conductor , he was considered one of the greatest of all time. He suffered a memory lapse during a radio broadcast on April 4th, 1954. He had a stroke on January 1st, 1957 . He later died in 1957 on January 16.

Dacron was a new material released in 1954. It revolutionized fabric, and lowered wrinkles in clothes. It was considered a "wonder-material".

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He was considered the greatest actor of all time in the 1900s, although, he refused an oscar award.

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Roy Campanella was a famous baseball player in the 50s. He was named the National Leagues MVP 3 times. This was significant because he was an African American and won during a time where there was a lot of racial prejudice.

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Joe Dimaggio was a baseball player for the New York Yankees. He was an outfielder and is often referred as one of the greatest baseball players ever. He played for a good 15 seasons and won 9 World Series. He was also married to the world famous actor, Marilyn Monroe.

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Doris Day was an American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey" and "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" with Les Brown & His Band of Renown.

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Panmunjom was the "truce village" created after the Korean war in 1950. It is a Korean Demilitarized zone and multiple treaties and peace agreements were signed there.

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Marciano was a boxer who held the heavyweight world title from 1952 to 1956

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Sugar Ray was a boxer who was born in the 1950's and is still alive. He won 36 of his 40 matches. After he retired, he discussed that he struggled with drugs & alcohol.

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34th U.S. president and military officer during WWll

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The studebaker is a car company that went broke in december 1963. The owner was packard motor. It had a building in New York City times square

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This event took place in 1954. It was a war that took place between the French Union's colonial Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist revolutionaries. Even though the United States was not officially part of the war, the provided aid to the French Union.

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In 1950, a war broke out with North and South Korea. The US joined the war and helped South Korea. Chins and the USSR were supporting North Korea though. No one ended up winning the war. This took place in the 38th parallel, which is in between North and South Korea.

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an american business magnate and philanthropist. he is considered the wealthiest man of all time and one of the richest in modern history.  he started one of the first oil companys which was big, then later in life did a lot of charity.(1937)

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this may refer to this as when Communist-controlled China (1927–49) and territories held during the Chinese Civil War.

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Joe McCarthy was a senator for Wisconsin from 1947 to 1957. He died in 1957 from Hepatitis at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bethesda. He came up with the concept of McCarthyism where people accused others of being communists.

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South Pacific was  a musical by Joshua Logan. It went on to win multiple TONYS. It was released in 1958, and stared Jaunita Hall.