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42 Cards in this Set
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Harry Truman
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President of US, dropped hydrogen bomb, first televised inauguration
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Red China
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communists take over mainland china
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South Pacific
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broadway musical first produced on this date
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Joe DiMaggio
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NY Yankees, longest hitting streat in the MLB
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Joe McCarthy
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Republican Senator who led witch hunts in communists in US
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TV
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became readily available to public in 1951
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Marilyn Monroe
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movie star
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Rosenburgs
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executed as spies and traitors
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H-Bomb
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response to the fear of communism after Russia duplicated the A-bomb
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Eisenhower
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US President 1953-1961
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Vaccine
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Jonas Salk, polio
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England's got a new queen
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current queen, coronation in 1952
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Liberace
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known for his elaborate costumes, flashy piano styles and his token candelabra
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Joseph Stalin
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dictator of Russia
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Campanella
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black baseball catcher
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Communist bloc
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refers to countries that comprised the "enemy" during cold war
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Juan Peron
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dictator of argentina
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Dacron
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trade name for polyester
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Dien Bien Phu Falls
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vietnam...french fortress that was defeated in 1954
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Einstein
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theory of relativity, won nobel prize
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James Dean
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films: rebel without a cause
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Peter Pan
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disney feature full length animated movie
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Elvis Presley
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king of rock and roll
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Disneyland
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Walt Disney opens his first amusement park in anaheim california
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alabama
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protests against discrimination
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krushchev
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premier of russia
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princess grace
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american actress... married prince of monaco
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peyton place
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first night time soap opera
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nasser
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egypt nationalizes suez canal
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little rock
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federal troops are sent to central high school to ensure racial integration
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pasternak
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creator of dr. zhivago
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mickey mantle
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NY yankees, record for most home runs
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sputnik
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first artificial satellite launched by russians
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chou en-lai
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premier of china south to normalize relations with US
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bridge on the river kwai
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best pic, best director, best actor (alec guineess), best (adapted) screenplay
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charles de gaulle
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french army general who assumed leadership after WWII, he became the first president of fifth republic
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Children of thalidomide
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drug caused severe birth defects
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benn hurr
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nominated for 12 academy awards...won 11
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space monkey
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the first sentient being was sent into outer space
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castro
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fidel; communist leader who took over in cuba and became dictator
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U-2
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spy plane flown by gary powers, shot down over USSR
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payola
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asking for money to play records
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