‘America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.’
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Harry S. Truman 33rd. U.S. President Served April 12, 1945 – Jan. 20, 1953
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1 5 19 COST OF LIVING
President Truman relieves
Alben Barkley
35th. U.S. Vice President Served Jan. 20, 1949 – Jan. 20, 1953
World events
• Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time Jan. 4. • For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul during Operation Ripper on March 14. • President Truman relieves Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his Far Eastern commands April 11. • The crew of the British submarine
Gen. Douglas MacCarthur.
HMS Affray is feared dead after going missing April 17 off the south coast of England. Two months later, the Affray was found in 300 of water in the English Channel. All were lost. • The first thermonuclear weapon is tested May 9 on Enewetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands, by the United States. • King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated July
J.D. Salinger publishes “The Cather in the Rye.”
20 by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem. He is succeeded by his son, King Talal. • Japan and the U.S. sign the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty on Sept. 8, which allows U. S. forces being stationed in Japan after the occupation of Japan. • Libya becomes independent from Italy on Dec. 24. • The Marshall Plan expires Dec. 31 after distributing more than $13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Europe.
U.S. News
• Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins
Jan. 27 with a 1-kiloton bomb dropped on Frenchman Flat, northwest of Las Vegas. • The 22nd Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, limiting presidents to two terms, is ratified Feb. 27. • Hank Ketcham’s best-selling comic strip “Dennis the Menace” appears in newspapers across the United States for the first time March 12. • Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage March 29. On April 5 they are sentenced to receive the death penalty. • The Great Flood of 1951 reaches its highest point in northeast Kansas on July 13, culminating in the greatest flood damage to date in the Midwestern United States. • In Joplin, Mo., the George Washington Carver National
“A Streetcar Named Desire” hits theaters.
Monument becomes the first United States National Monument to honor an African American on July 14. • J. D. Salinger’s coming-of-age story “The Catcher in the Rye” is first published in the United States on Aug. 12. • The first military exercises for nuclear war, with infantry troops included, are held Nov. 1 in the Nevada desert. • Direct dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins Nov. 10 in the United States.
Movies • • • • • • •
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” “Show Boat” “A Streetcar Named Desire” “Alice in Wonderland” “Strangers on a Train” “The African Queen” “The Thing from Another World” • “An American in Paris” • “On Moonlight Bay” • “Fort Worth”
BORN THIS YEAR: Robin Williams, actor/comedian (July 21). Above left: Dale Earnhardt, race car driver (April 29); Sally Ride, astronaut (May 26); Lynda Carter, actress (July 24); Michael Keaton, actor (Sept. 5).
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• Income per year ....... $3,510 • Minimum wage .............. 75¢ • New house ........... $16,000 • New car...................... $1,800 • Gallon of gas ................... 19¢ • Gallon of milk . ................ 92¢ • Loaf of bread .................. 16¢ • First-class stamp ...............3¢ • Movie ticket .................... 41¢
Moon,” Les Paul & Mary Ford “Because of You,” Tony Bennett “Be My Love,” Mario Lanza “Mockin’ Bird Hill,” Les Paul & Mary Ford “If (They Made Me King),” Perry Como “Cold, Cold Heart,” Tony Bennet “Come On-a My House,” Rosemary Clooney
Music
• “Too Young,” Nat King Cole • “Cry,” Johnnie Ray • “Unforgettable,” Nat King Cole • “How High the
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