The Year is 1947

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1. On January 31, 1947, Poland is taken over by the Communists.

2. On February 12, 1947, Christian Dior introduces The "New Look" in Paris for women's fashion.

3. On April 1, 1974, Jackie Robinson, the African American signed a contract with a major baseball league the Brooklyn Dodgers.

It Happened in 1975

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1. On January 6, 1975, the game show "Wheel of Fortune" premiers on NBC.

2. On February 11, 1975, Margaret Thatcher born October 13, 1925, defeated Edward Heath as leader of the United Kingdom Conservative Party.

3. On March 4, 1975, Charlie Chaplin is knighted by Elizabeth II.

4. On April 4, 1975, Microsoft is founded by Bill Gates in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

5. On July 31, 1975, Jimmy Hoffa, Teamsters Union president is reported missing in Detroit, Michigan.

The Year is 1965

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1. On January 24, 1965, Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill died. Sir Winston Church is the only prime minister to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

2. On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X is assassinated. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little.

3. On March 15, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivers his "We Shall Overcome" speech.

4. On March 25, 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr. and 25,000 civil rights activists ended the historical 4-day march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama.

5. On March 25, 1965, "My Fair Lady" won 8 Academy Awards during the 37th Academy Awards show.

6. On May 25,1965,the great boxing champ Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston in the first round of their championship rematch in Lewiston, Maine.

The Year is 1988

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1. On April 10,1988, "Fox Trot" the comic strip made its first appearance in the United States newspaper.

2. On April 12, 1988, Sonny Bono, former pop singer was elected mayor of Palm Springs, California.

3. On June 5, 1988, the first National Cancer Survivors Day was held. The National Cancer Survivors Day was first announced in Albuquerque, New Mexico on November 20, 1987.

4. On November 22, 1988, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed in Palmdale, California.

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The Year is 1939

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1. On April, 1939, the novel "The Grapes of Wrath" written by John Steinbeck is first published.

2. On April 20, 1939, Billie Holiday recorded "Strange Fruit" the first anti-lynching song in America.

3. On July 27, 1939, Auckland, New Zealand, recorded its first snowfall since the record taking began in 1853.

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It Happened in 1952

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1. On February 18,1952, the countries of Turkey and Greece join the North Atlanta Treaty Organization (NATO).

2. March 20, 1952, the United States Senate ratifies a peace treaty with Japan.

3. On June 15, 1952, "The Diary of a Young Girl" which is a book of writings by Anne Frank was published.

4. June 19,1952, the United States Army creates the Special Forces unit.

The Year is 1949

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1. On January 11, 1949, snowfall was first recorded in Los Angeles, California.

2. May 11, 1949, Israel was admitted to the United Nations.

3. On June 8, 1949, "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell is published.