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Harry S. Truman33rd. U.S. PresidentServed April 12, 1945 – Jan. 20, 1953

‘It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. ’

Kurtis Sport Car

“South Pacific” opens on Broadway, starring Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza.

• GlennDunawaywinstheinauguralNASCARraceatCharlotteSpeedway,a3/4mileovalinCharlotte,NorthCaro-lina,onJune19butisdisqualifiedduetoillegalsprings.JimRoperisdeclaredtheofficialwinner.• Thefirsttelevisionwestern,“HopalongCassidy,”airsJune24onNBC.• TheNationalMilitaryEstablishment(formerlytheDepartmentofWar)isrenamedtheDepartmentofDefenseonAug.10.• TheOfficeofChairmanoftheJointChiefsofStaffiscreatedAug.16.

Movies• “TheThirdMan”• “CrissCross”• “SheWoreaYellowRibbon”• “SamsonandDelilah”• “KindHeartsandCoronets”• “TheWalkingHills”• “LittleWomen”• “TwelveO’ClockHigh”• “OntheTown”• “TheFountainhead”

Music• “RidersintheSky,”VaughnMonroe• “Rudolph,theRed-NosedReindeer,”GeneAutry• “MuleTrain,”FrankieLaine• “TheLittleBirdToldMe,”EvelynKnight• “ThatLuckyOldSun(JustRollsAround

HeavenAllDay),”FrankieLaine• “You’reBreakin’MyHeart,”VicDamone• “LaVieEnRose,”EdithPiaf• “SomeEnchantedEvening,”PerryComo• “Slippin’Around,”MargaretWhiting&JimmyWakely• “You’reBreakin’MyHeart,”TheInkSpots

remember when...

Chrysler New Yorker

“Hopalong Cassidy,” the first TV westerns, debuts.

BORN THIS YEAR: Bruce Springsteen, musician (Sept. 23). Above left: George Foreman, boxer (Jan. 10);

Steve Perry, musician (Jan. 22); Shelley Long, actress (Aug. 23); Bonnie Raitt, musician (Nov. 8).

World events• InthefirstIsraelielection,DavidBen-GurionbecomesprimeministeronJan.25.• EnglishastronomerFredHoylecoinsthetermBigBangduringaBBCThirdProgrammeradiobroadcastMarch28.• TheNorthAtlanticTreatyissignedApril4inWashington,D.C.,creatingtheNATOdefensealliance.• Atmidnight,April17,IrelandleavestheBritishCommonwealthandbecomestheRepublicofIreland.• TheSovietUnionliftstheBerlinBlock-adeonMay12.• GeorgeOrwellpublisheshisdystopiannovel“NineteenEighty-Four”onJune8inLondon.

• TheSovietUniontestsitsfirstatomicbomb,codenamed“Joe1,”onAug.29.• TheFederalRepublicofGermanyisof-ficiallyfoundedSept.7.KonradAdenaueristhefirstfederalchancellor.• ThePeople’sRepublicofChinaisoffi-ciallyproclaimedOct.1.• TheDemocraticRepublicofGermany(EastGermany)isofficiallyestablishedOct.7.• TheGreekCivilWarendsOct.16withacommunistsurrender.• ThegovernmentoftheRepublicofChinafinishesitsevacuationtoTaiwanonDec.7,anddeclaresTaipeiitstemporarycapitalcity.

U.S. News• PresidentTrumanunveilshisFairDealprogramJan.5.• LosAngelesreceivesitsfirstrecordedsnowfallJan.11.• ThePoeToasterfirstappearsJan.19atthegraveofEdgarAllanPoe.• ThefirstEmmyAwardsarepresentedJan.25attheHollywoodAthleticClub.• GradytheCow,a1,200-poundcow,getsstuckinsideasiloonafarminYukon,OklahomaonFeb.22andgarnersnation-almediaattention.• TheB-50SuperfortressLuckyLadyIIunderCaptainJamesGallagherlandsinFortWorth,Texas,onMarch2aftercom-

pletingthefirstnon-stoparound-the-worldair-planeflight(itwasrefu-eledinflight4times).

• RodgersandHammerstein’s“SouthPa-cific,”starringMaryMartinandEzioPinza,opensApril7onBroadwayandgoesontobecomeR&H’ssecondlongest-runningmusical.Itbecomesaninstantclassicofthemusicaltheatre.Thescore’sbiggesthitisthesong“SomeEnchantedEvening.”• DevelopmentoftheUSSUnitedStates(CVA-58)“supercarrier”iscancelledApril23;high-rankingNavyofficialsresigninprotestinwhathasbeencalledtheRevoltoftheAdmirals.• CelebritiesincludingHelenKeller,Dor-othyParker,DannyKaye,FredricMarch,JohnGarfield,PaulMuniandEdwardG.RobinsonarenamedJune8inanFBIreportasCommunistPartymembers.• AlbertII,arhesusmonkey,becomesthefirstprimatetoenterspaceJune14,onHermesprojectV-2rocketBlossomIVB,butiskilledonimpactatreturn.

Alben Barkley35th. U.S. Vice President

Served Jan. 20, 1949 – Jan. 20, 1953

1949Oldsmobile 88

The first NASCAR race is held in North Carolina.