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Harry S. Truman(May 8, 1884 - Deember 26, 1972)

33rd President of the United States. Truman succeeded to the presidency

on April 12, 1945, when Roosevelt died after months of declining health.

“Give ’emhell, Harry!”

“Old soldiers never die they just fade away.” — Gen. MacArthur

World events• Libya gains independence from

Italy• King Abdullah of Jordan assas-

sinated in Jersualem• Iran nationalizes oil

fields• United Na-

tions forces re-capture Seoul during Korean War

• Festival of Britain opens at the Royal Festival Hall

• Largest oil refinery in Europe opens in Southhampton, UK

U.S. news• 22nd Amendment is rati-

fied which limits U.S. presiden-tial term of office to 8 years (two

terms)• First nuclear bomb

tests at Nevada test site• The Bro-

ker Commuter Train crashes in

Woodbridge, NJ• President

Harry S. Truman fires Gen. Douglas

MacArthur as commander of United Nations Forces• The Great Flood of 1951 in the

Midwest

Technology• First oral contraceptive

(the pill) invented• CBS presents the first

commercial color telecast• Direct dial coast-to-

coast telephone service begins

• Nixie tubes invented. Nixies wee used as numeric displays in early digital voltmeters, multime-ters, frequency counters and many other types of technical equipment

• Breeder Reactor converts Ura-nium to Plutonium

Television• I Love Lucy made its TV de-

but on CBS. The most-watched show n the U.S. in four of its six seasons, and was the first to end its run at the top of the ratings

• The first baseball game is televised in color, a double-header between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves

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remember when...

“You win some, lose some,and wreck some.” — Dale Earnhardt

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Robin Williams, Sting, Lynda Carter,AstronautSallyRide,SuzeOrman

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1951

AVERAGECOSTOFLIVINGHouse $16,751Car $1,500Gallon of gas 23¢Min. wage per hour 75¢Postage stamp 3¢Dozen eggs 69¢Loaf of bread 16¢Gallon of milk 92¢Hamberger lb. 50¢Bacon lb. 52¢Pork and beans can 8¢Coca-Cold, six bottles 37¢Childrens tricycle $14$1 in 1951 = $8.42 today

Popular films• An American in Paris• The African Queen• A Streetcar Named Desire• The Day the Earth Stood Still