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1950 in the United States

Index 1950 in the United States

Events from the year 1950 in the United States. [1]

466 relations: Adlai Stevenson II, African Americans, Agate Pass Bridge, Al Jolson, Alan Colmes, Alan Hale Sr., Alben W. Barkley, Albert Einstein, Alexis I. du Pont Bayard, Alfred E. Driscoll, Alger Hiss, Allan Shivers, Althea Gibson, Annie Allen, Anthony Prusinski, April 1, April 11, April 16, April 26, April 27, April 7, Armored car (valuables), Arthur B. Langlie, Arthur G. Crane, Asa Hutchinson, August 19, August 22, August 23, August 26, Bainbridge Colby, Barbara Fairchild, Battle of Inchon, Beetle Bailey, Belle da Costa Greene, Black Elk, Blood transfusion, Bob Kevoian, Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Boeing B-50 Superfortress, Bojangles' Southern 500, Boston, Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, Buddy DeSylva, C. A. Robins, C. Elmer Anderson, California, Californium, CBS, Charles F. Sullivan, Charles Fambrough, ..., Charles J. Warner, Charles M. Schulz, Charles R. Drew, Chester Bowles, Chicago Cubs, Chief Justice of the United States, Chuck Schumer, Cinderella (1950 film), Clarence P. Dahl, Classified information, Clifford A. Jones, Cold War, Comic strip, Communism, Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Dan Edward Garvey, Dane Iorg, Daniel Strickler, Darlington Raceway, David Cassidy, David Duke, Dean Acheson, Dean Barkley, Debbie Stabenow, December 28, December 4, Defense Production Act, Democratic Party (United States), Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, Dogfight, Donald S. Whitehead, Douglas MacArthur, Douglas McKay, Earl Long, Earl Warren, Earle Clements, Ed Harris, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Elbert N. Carvel, Elsie de Wolfe, England national football team, Ernest Haycox, Ernest W. Gibson Jr., Estes Kefauver, Fats Navarro, February 11, February 25, Federal Communications Commission, Federal government of the United States, Fielding L. Wright, Forrest Smith, France, Frank Carlson, Frank L. Hagaman, Frank Lausche, Frank Phillips (oil industrialist), Fred G. Aandahl, Fred M. Vinson, Frederick G. Payne, Fuller Warren, G. Mennen Williams, Gay liberation, George Bell Timmerman Jr., George D. Nye, George M. Smith, George Minot, George Murray Hulbert, George Theodore Mickelson, Goodwin Knight, Gordon Allott, Gordon Browning, Governor (United States), Governor of California, Governor of Colorado, Governor of Illinois, Governor of Indiana, Governor of Iowa, Governor of Kentucky, Governor of Maine, Governor of Maryland, Governor of Massachusetts, Governor of Michigan, Governor of Minnesota, Governor of Nebraska, Governor of New Hampshire, Governor of New Jersey, Governor of New Mexico, Governor of New York, Governor of North Carolina, Governor of North Dakota, Governor of Oklahoma, Governor of Oregon, Governor of South Carolina, Governor of South Dakota, Governor of Tennessee, Governor of Texas, Governor of Vermont, Governor of Virginia, Governor of Wisconsin, Great Appalachian Storm of 1950, Great Brink's Robbery, Green Party of the United States, Griselio Torresola, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Gwendolyn Brooks, Harold J. Arthur, Harry S. Truman, Hawaii, Heinrich Mann, Helen Holmes, Henry F. Schricker, Henry H. Arnold, Henry J. Knauf, Henry L. Stimson, Herman Talmadge, Hobart Cavanaugh, Hoyt Patrick Taylor, Huey Lewis, Illinois, Incheon, Ingrid Bergman, J. Bracken Lee, Jack Kerouac, Jack Youngblood, James C. Inzer, James E. Berry, James H. Duff, James T. Blair Jr., Jane Cowl, January 15, January 2, January 22, Jayuya Uprising, Jesse L. Brown, Jet aircraft, Jill Stein, Jim Folsom, Jim Mattis, Jim Simons (golfer), Joe R. Hanley, John Boozman, John F. Kelly, John Gould Fletcher, John Louis Evans, John O. Pastore, John S. Battle, John S. McKiernan, John W. Bonner, Jon Matlack, Joseph McCarthy, Joseph Montoya, July 10, July 11, July 12, July 21, July 7, July 8, June 22, Karen Carpenter, Kenneth A. Evans, Kentucky, Kiki Cuyler, Kirk Bryan (geologist), Klaus Fuchs, Korean War, L. Ron Hubbard, Lawrence Wetherby, Lewis Preston Collins II, Lieutenant governor (United States), Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, Lieutenant Governor of California, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, Lieutenant Governor of New York, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee, Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Lieutenant Governor of Washington, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, List of American films of 1950, List of Governors of Alabama, List of Governors of Arizona, List of Governors of Arkansas, List of Governors of Connecticut, List of Governors of Delaware, List of Governors of Florida, List of Governors of Georgia, List of Governors of Idaho, List of Governors of Kansas, List of Governors of Louisiana, List of Governors of Mississippi, List of Governors of Missouri, List of Governors of Montana, List of Governors of Nevada, List of Governors of Ohio, List of Governors of Pennsylvania, List of Governors of Rhode Island, List of Governors of Texas, List of Governors of Utah, List of Governors of Washington, List of Governors of West Virginia, List of Governors of Wyoming, List of lieutenant governors of Alabama, List of Lieutenant Governors of Colorado, List of lieutenant governors of Connecticut, List of Lieutenant Governors of Idaho, List of lieutenant governors of Iowa, List of Lieutenant Governors of Michigan, List of lieutenant governors of Minnesota, List of lieutenant governors of Missouri, List of lieutenant governors of Montana, List of Lieutenant Governors of Nebraska, List of Lieutenant Governors of Nevada, List of Lieutenant Governors of Ohio, List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island, List of lieutenant governors of Vermont, Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, London, Los Angeles, Lothrop Stoddard, Luther Youngdahl, March 11, Mark 4 nuclear bomb, Mark Udall, Marquette Branch Prison, Marshall Plan, Marvin Griffin, Mattachine Society, Mauna Loa, Maurice Costello, Max Beckmann, Max Carl, May 1, May 10, May 20, McCarthyism, Mike Johanns, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, Military advisor, Milt Wilcox, Missouri, NASCAR, Natalie Cole, Nathan Green Gordon, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, National Council of Churches, New York City, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, North Korea, November 4, NSC 68, Nuclear weapon, October 11, October 13, October 19, October 20, October 23, October 28, Office of Defense Mobilization, Okey L. Patteson, On the Road, Organized crime, Oscar Collazo, Oscar Rennebohm, Party leaders of the United States Senate, Patty Murray, Paul A. Dever, Paul Robeson, Paula Ackerman, Pauline Lord, Peanuts, Pedro de Cordoba, Perjury, Philadelphia Phillies, Pit (nuclear weapon), President of the United States, President's Guest House, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Rabbi, Ransom E. Olds, Raymond Sommer, RCA, Red Channels, Remote control, Republican Party (United States), Resolution (law), Rex Ingram (director), Rex Terry, Richard Maury, Rick Perry, Roy Blunt, Roy J. Turner, Sam Lumpkin, Sam Rayburn, Samuel Alito, Santa Monica, California, Scott W. Lucas, Seoul, September 10, September 16, Sherman Adams, Sherwood Dixon, Shirley Temple, Sid McMath, Snow, South Korea, Soviet Union, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Steve Wozniak, Steven Sasson, Stevie Wonder, Strom Thurmond, Supreme Court of the United States, Suzanne Scotchmer, Sweatt v. Painter, Tacoma Narrows, Television, Texas, The Huntsville Times, Thermonuclear weapon, Thomas E. Dewey, Thomas J. Mabry, Timeline of United States history (1950–69), Tom Kelly (baseball), Tom Petty, Truth or Consequences, United States Air Force, United States Congress, United States Department of State, United States men's national soccer team, United States presidential election, 2012, United States presidential election, 2016, United States Secretary of Defense, United States Secretary of Homeland Security, United States Secretary of State, United States Senate, United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce, United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup), University of California, Berkeley, US Open (tennis), Vail M. Pittman, Val Peterson, Vice President of the United States, Viceland (U.S. TV channel), Victor Aloysius Meyers, Vietnam, W. Kerr Scott, Walt Disney, Walter Huston, Walter Walford Johnson, War Office, Wernher von Braun, Wheeling, West Virginia, William J. Dodd, William Lee Knous, William M. Tuck, William Preston Lane Jr., William S. Beardsley, William T. Carroll, Winston Churchill, Winter storm, Yalu River, Zenith Electronics, 1863, 1864 in the United States, 1865 in the United States, 1867 in the United States, 1869 in the United States, 1871 in Germany, 1873 in the United States, 1877 in the United States, 1881 in the United States, 1882 in the United States, 1883 in the United States, 1884 in Germany, 1884 in the United States, 1885 in the United States, 1886 in the United States, 1887 in the United States, 1888 in the United States, 1890 in the United States, 1891 in the United States, 1892 in the United States, 1893 in the United States, 1895 in the United States, 1898 in the United States, 1899 in the United States, 1901 in the United States, 1904 in the United States, 1906 in the United States, 1923 in the United States, 1926 in the United States, 1950 FIFA World Cup, 1983 in the United States, 2005 in the United States, 2011 in the United States, 2014 in the United States, 2017 in the United States, 22nd Academy Awards, 38th parallel north, 81st United States Congress. 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Adlai Stevenson II

Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, noted for his intellectual demeanor, eloquent public speaking, and promotion of progressive causes in the Democratic Party.

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African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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Agate Pass Bridge

The Agate Pass Bridge is a structural steel truss cantilever bridge spanning Agate Pass, connecting Bainbridge Island to the Kitsap Peninsula.

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Al Jolson

Al or Albert Jolson (born Asa Yoelson; May 26, c.1886 – October 23, 1950) was an American singer, comedian, and stage and film actor.

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Alan Colmes

Alan Samuel Colmes (September 24, 1950 – February 23, 2017) was an American radio and television host, liberal political commentator for the Fox News Channel, and blogger.

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Alan Hale Sr.

Alan Hale Sr. (born Rufus Edward Mackahan; February 10, 1892 – January 22, 1950) was an American movie actor and director, most widely remembered for his many supporting character roles, in particular as a frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn, as well as films supporting Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery, Douglas Fairbanks, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart and Ronald Reagan, among dozens of others.

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Alben W. Barkley

Alben William Barkley (November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th Vice President of the United States from 1949 to 1953.

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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).

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Alexis I. du Pont Bayard

Alexis Irénée du Pont "Lex" Bayard (February 11, 1918 - September 3, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from Rockland, near Greenville, in New Castle County, Delaware.

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Alfred E. Driscoll

Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (October 25, 1902 – March 9, 1975) was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey Senate (1939–1941) representing Camden County, who served as the 43rd Governor of New Jersey, and as president of Warner-Lambert (now a part of Pfizer).

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Alger Hiss

Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was an American government official who was accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948 and convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950.

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Allan Shivers

Robert Allan Shivers (October 5, 1907 – January 14, 1985) was an American politician who served as the 37th Governor of Texas.

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Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and the first black athlete to cross the color line of international tennis.

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Annie Allen

Annie Allen is a book of poetry by Gwendolyn Brooks that was published in 1949, and for which she received the Pulitzer Prize in 1950.

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Anthony Prusinski

Anthony C. Prusinski (February 10, 1901 – January 2, 1950) was an American politician.

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April 1

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April 11

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April 16

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April 26

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April 27

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April 7

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Armored car (valuables)

An armored car (or armored cash transport car, security van) is an armored van or truck, used in transporting valuables, such as large quantities of money (especially for banks or retail companies).

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Arthur B. Langlie

Arthur Bernard Langlie (July 25, 1900 – July 24, 1966) served as the mayor of Seattle, Washington and was the 12th and 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington from 1941 to 1945 and from 1949 to 1957.

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Arthur G. Crane

Arthur Griswold Crane (September 1, 1877 – August 11, 1955) was an American teacher and politician.

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Asa Hutchinson

William Asa Hutchinson II (born December 3, 1950) is an American businessman, attorney, and politician who has been the 46th Governor of Arkansas since 2015.

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August 19

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August 22

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August 23

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August 26

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Bainbridge Colby

Bainbridge Colby (December 22, 1869 – April 11, 1950) was an American lawyer, a political progressive, a co-founder of the United States Progressive Party and Woodrow Wilson's last Secretary of State.

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Barbara Fairchild

Barbara Fairchild (born November 12, 1950) is an American country and gospel singer, who is best known for her hit 1973 country song "The Teddy Bear Song" and other country hits.

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Battle of Inchon

The Battle of Inchon was an amphibious invasion and battle of the Korean War that resulted in a decisive victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations (UN).

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Beetle Bailey

Beetle Bailey (begun on September 4, 1950) is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Mort Walker.

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Belle da Costa Greene

Belle da Costa Greene (December 13, 1883 – May 10, 1950) was the librarian to J. P. Morgan.

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Black Elk

Heȟáka Sápa (Black Elk) (December 1, 1863 – August 19, 1950) was a famous wičháša wakȟáŋ (medicine man and holy man) and heyoka of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) who lived in the present-day United States, primarily South Dakota.

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Blood transfusion

Blood transfusion is generally the process of receiving blood or blood products into one's circulation intravenously.

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Bob Kevoian

Robert James "Bob" Kevoian (born December 2, 1950) is a retired American radio host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Bob & Tom Show together with his partner, Tom Griswold.

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Boeing B-29 Superfortress

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing, which was flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War.

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Boeing B-50 Superfortress

The Boeing B-50 Superfortress is an American strategic bomber.

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Bojangles' Southern 500

The Bojangles' Southern 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, United States.

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Boston

Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel

The Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, officially known as the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, is a toll tunnel in New York City that connects Red Hook in Brooklyn with Battery Park in Manhattan.

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Buddy DeSylva

George Gard "Buddy" DeSylva (January 27, 1895 – July 11, 1950) was an American songwriter, film producer and record executive.

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C. A. Robins

Charles Armington Robins (December 8, 1884 – September 20, 1970) was an American physician and the 22nd Governor of Idaho.

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C. Elmer Anderson

Clyde Elmer Anderson (March 16, 1912 – January 22, 1998), more commonly known as C. Elmer Anderson, was an American politician who served as the 28th Governor of Minnesota from September 27, 1951 to January 5, 1955.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Californium

Californium is a radioactive chemical element with symbol Cf and atomic number 98.

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CBS

CBS (an initialism of the network's former name, the Columbia Broadcasting System) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation.

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Charles F. Sullivan

Charles F. "Jeff" Sullivan (October 10, 1904 – August 24, 1962) was an American politician who served as the 57th Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1949 to 1953.

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Charles Fambrough

Charles Fambrough (August 25, 1950January 1, 2011) was an American jazz bassist, composer and record producer from Philadelphia.

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Charles J. Warner

Charles Joseph Warner (March 29, 1875 – September 24, 1955) was an American politician in the U.S. state of Nebraska.

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Charles M. Schulz

Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000), nicknamed Sparky, was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Peanuts (which featured the characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy, among others).

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Charles R. Drew

Charles Richard Drew (June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950) was an American physician, surgeon, and medical researcher.

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Chester Bowles

Chester Bliss Bowles (April 5, 1901 – May 25, 1986) was an American diplomat and ambassador, Governor of Connecticut, Congressman and co-founder of a major advertising agency, Benton & Bowles, now part of Publicis Groupe.

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Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chief Justice of the United States

The Chief Justice of the United States is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States and thus the head of the United States federal court system, which functions as the judicial branch of the nation's federal government.

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Chuck Schumer

Charles Ellis Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is an American politician of the Democratic Party serving as the senior United States Senator from New York, a seat he was first elected to in 1998.

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Cinderella (1950 film)

Cinderella is a 1950 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney and originally released by RKO Radio Pictures.

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Clarence P. Dahl

Clarence P. Dahl (March 22, 1892 – October 23, 1976) was a North Dakota politician with the Republican Party who served as the 22nd, 24th and 26th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 1945 to 1951 serving under Governor Fred G. Aandahl, 1953 to 1957 serving under Governor Clarence N. Brunsdale, and from 1959 to 1961 serving under Governor John E. Davis.

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Classified information

Classified information is material that a government body deems to be sensitive information that must be protected.

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Clifford A. Jones

Clifford Aaron Jones, Sr. (February 19, 1912 – November 16, 2001) was an American politician.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others).

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Comic strip

A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions.

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Communism

In political and social sciences, communism (from Latin communis, "common, universal") is the philosophical, social, political, and economic ideology and movement whose ultimate goal is the establishment of the communist society, which is a socioeconomic order structured upon the common ownership of the means of production and the absence of social classes, money and the state.

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Convair B-36 Peacemaker

The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated solely by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959.

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Dan Edward Garvey

Dan Edward Garvey (June 19, 1886 – February 5, 1974) was the ninth Secretary of State of Arizona and the eighth Governor of Arizona from 1948 to 1951.

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Dane Iorg

Dane Charles Iorg (born May 11, 1950) is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder.

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Daniel Strickler

Daniel Bursk "Dan" Strickler (May 17, 1897 – June 29, 1992) was the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1947 to 1950, under Governor James Duff.

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Darlington Raceway

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

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David Cassidy

David Bruce Cassidy (April 12, 1950 – November 21, 2017) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

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David Duke

David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is an American white supremacist and white nationalist politician, antisemitic conspiracy theorist, Holocaust denier, convicted felon, and former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.

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Dean Acheson

Dean Gooderham Acheson (pronounced; April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was an American statesman and lawyer.

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Dean Barkley

Dean Malcolm Barkley (born August 31, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who briefly served as a United States Senator from Minnesota from 2002 to 2003.

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Debbie Stabenow

Deborah Ann Greer Stabenow (born April 29, 1950) is an American politician who is the senior United States Senator from Michigan and a Democrat.

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December 28

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December 4

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Defense Production Act

The Defense Production Act is a United States federal law enacted on September 8, 1950, in response to the start of the Korean War.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health

Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (sometimes abbreviated as DMSMH) is a book by L. Ron Hubbard about Dianetics, a system of psychotherapy he developed from a combination of personal experience, basic principles of Eastern philosophy, and the work of psychoanalysts such as Sigmund Freud.

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Dogfight

A dogfight, or dog fight, is an aerial battle between fighter aircraft, conducted at close range.

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Donald S. Whitehead

Donald Strehle Whitehead (October 10, 1888 – January 2, 1957) was a Republican politician from Idaho.

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Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army.

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Douglas McKay

James Douglas McKay (June 24, 1893 – July 22, 1959) was an American businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Oregon.

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Earl Long

Earl Kemp Long (August 26, 1895 – September 5, 1960) was an American politician and the 45th Governor of Louisiana, serving three nonconsecutive terms.

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Earl Warren

Earl Warren (March 19, 1891 – July 9, 1974) was an American jurist and politician who served as the 30th Governor of California (1943–1953) and later the 14th Chief Justice of the United States (1953–1969).

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Earle Clements

Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 – March 12, 1985) was an American farmer and politician.

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Ed Harris

Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter.

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Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Elbert N. Carvel

Elbert Nostrand "Bert" Carvel (February 9, 1910 – February 6, 2005) was an American businessman and politician from Laurel, in Sussex County, Delaware.

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Elsie de Wolfe

Elsie de Wolfe, also known as Lady Mendl, (December 20, 1859? – July 12, 1950) was an American actress, interior decorator, nominal author of the influential 1913 book The House in Good Taste, and a prominent figure in New York, Paris, and London society.

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England national football team

The England national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

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Ernest Haycox

Ernest James Haycox (October 1, 1899 – October 13, 1950) was an American author of Western fiction.

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Ernest W. Gibson Jr.

Ernest William Gibson Jr. (March 6, 1901November 4, 1969) was a Vermont attorney, politician, and judge.

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Estes Kefauver

Carey Estes Kefauver (July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American politician from Tennessee.

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Fats Navarro

Theodore "Fats" Navarro (September 24, 1923 – July 7, 1950 was an American jazz trumpet player. He was a pioneer of the bebop style of jazz improvisation in the 1940s. He had a strong stylistic influence on many other players, most notably Clifford Brown.

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February 11

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February 25

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Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government created by statute (and) to regulate interstate communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.

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Fielding L. Wright

Fielding Lewis Wright (May 16, 1895 – May 4, 1956) was a Democratic politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1944 to 1946, then as Governor after the incumbent, Thomas L. Bailey, died in office in 1946.

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Forrest Smith

Forrest Smith (February 14, 1886 – March 8, 1962) was the 42nd Governor of Missouri.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Frank Carlson

Frank Carlson (January 23, 1893May 30, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 30th Governor of Kansas, Kansas State Representative, United States Representative, and United States Senator from Kansas.

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Frank L. Hagaman

Frank Leslie Hagaman (June 1, 1894 – June 23, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician.

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Frank Lausche

Frank John Lausche (November 14, 1895 – April 21, 1990) was an American Democratic politician from Ohio.

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Frank Phillips (oil industrialist)

Frank Phillips (November 28, 1873 – August 23, 1950) was a native of Nebraska, whose parents were farmers.

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Fred G. Aandahl

Fred George Aandahl (April 9, 1897 – April 7, 1966) was an American Republican politician from North Dakota.

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Fred M. Vinson

Frederick "Fred" Moore Vinson (January 22, 1890 – September 8, 1953) was an American Democratic politician who served the United States in all three branches of government.

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Frederick G. Payne

Frederick George Payne (July 24, 1904 – June 15, 1978) was an American businessman and politician.

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Fuller Warren

Fuller Warren (October 3, 1905September 23, 1973) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 30th Governor of Florida.

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G. Mennen Williams

Gerhard Mennen "Soapy" Williams (February 23, 1911February 2, 1988) was the 41st Governor of Michigan, elected in 1948 and serving six two-year terms in office.

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Gay liberation

The gay liberation movement of the late 1960s through the mid-1980s urged lesbians and gay men to engage in radical direct action, and to counter societal shame with gay pride.

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George Bell Timmerman Jr.

George Bell Timmerman Jr. (August 11, 1912November 29, 1994) was an American politician and World War II veteran who served as the 105th Governor of South Carolina from 1955 to 1959.

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George D. Nye

George Dewey Nye (August 6, 1898 – January 27, 1969), born in Waverly, Ohio, was an American politician of the Democratic party.

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George M. Smith

George M. Smith (May 18, 1912 – October 21, 1962) was a Wisconsin politician.

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George Minot

George Richards Minot (December 2, 1885 – February 25, 1950) was an American medical researcher who shared the 1934 Nobel Prize with George Hoyt Whipple and William P. Murphy for their pioneering work on pernicious anemia.

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George Murray Hulbert

George Murray Hulbert (May 14, 1881 – April 26, 1950), sometimes called Murray Hulbert was a United States Representative from New York.

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George Theodore Mickelson

George Theodore Mickelson (July 23, 1903 – February 28, 1965) was an American attorney, 16th Attorney General and 18th Governor of South Dakota, and Chief Judge of United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

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Goodwin Knight

Goodwin Jess "Goodie" Knight (December 9, 1896 – May 22, 1970) was an American politician who was the 31st Governor of California from 1953 until 1959.

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Gordon Allott

Gordon Llewellyn Allott (January 2, 1907January 17, 1989) was a Republican American politician.

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Gordon Browning

Gordon Weaver Browning (November 22, 1889May 23, 1976) was an American politician who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1937 to 1939, and again from 1949 to 1953.

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Governor (United States)

In the United States, a governor serves as the chief executive officer and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty states and in the five permanently inhabited territories, functioning as both head of state and head of government therein.

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Governor of California

The Governor of California is the head of government of the U.S. state of California.

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Governor of Colorado

The Governor of Colorado is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Governor of Illinois

The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution.

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Governor of Indiana

The Governor of Indiana is the chief executive of the state of Indiana.

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Governor of Iowa

The Governor of Iowa is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Iowa.

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Governor of Kentucky

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of government in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Governor of Maine

The Governor of Maine is the chief executive of the State of Maine.

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Governor of Maryland

The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of the State of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units.

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Governor of Massachusetts

The Governor of Massachusetts is the head of the executive branch of the Government of Massachusetts and serves as commander-in-chief of the Commonwealth's military forces.

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Governor of Michigan

The Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Governor of Minnesota

The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch.

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Governor of Nebraska

The Governor of Nebraska holds the "supreme executive power" of the U.S. state of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Nebraska Constitution.

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Governor of New Hampshire

The Governor of New Hampshire is the head of the executive branch of New Hampshire's state government.

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Governor of New Jersey

The Governor of the State of New Jersey is head of the executive branch of New Jersey's state government.

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Governor of New Mexico

The Governor of New Mexico (Gobernador de Nuevo México) is the chief executive of the state of New Mexico.

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Governor of New York

The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New York.

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Governor of North Carolina

The Governor of North Carolina is the head of the executive branch of the U.S. state of North Carolina's state government and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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Governor of North Dakota

The Governor of North Dakota is the head of the executive branch of North Dakota's state government and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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Governor of Oklahoma

The governor of the State of Oklahoma is the head of state for the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Governor of Oregon

The Governor of Oregon is the head of the executive branch of Oregon's state government and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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Governor of South Carolina

The Governor of the State of South Carolina is the head of state for the state of South Carolina.

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Governor of South Dakota

The Governor of South Dakota is the head of the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of South Dakota.

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Governor of Tennessee

The Governor of Tennessee is the head of government of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Governor of Texas

The Governor of Texas is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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Governor of Vermont

The Governor of Vermont is the head of the government of the U.S. state of Vermont.

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Governor of Virginia

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia serves as the chief executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a four-year term.

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Governor of Wisconsin

The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

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Great Appalachian Storm of 1950

The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 was a large extratropical cyclone which moved through the Eastern United States, causing significant winds, heavy rains east of the Appalachians, and blizzard conditions along the western slopes of the mountain chain.

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Great Brink's Robbery

The Great Brink's Robbery was an armed robbery of the Brink's Building at the east corner of Prince St.

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Green Party of the United States

The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a green federation of political parties in the United States.

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Griselio Torresola

Griselio Torresola (1925 – November 1, 1950) born in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, was one of two Puerto Rican nationalists from New York City who attempted to assassinate United States President Harry Truman on November 1, 1950.

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Grover Cleveland Alexander

Grover Cleveland Alexander (February 26, 1887 – November 4, 1950), nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Gwendolyn Brooks

Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher.

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Harold J. Arthur

Harold John Arthur (February 9, 1904 – July 19, 1971) was the 68th Governor of Vermont from 1950 to 1951.

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Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was an American statesman who served as the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953), taking office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on August 21, 1959.

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Heinrich Mann

Luiz (Ludwig) Heinrich Mann (27 March 1871 – 11 March 1950) was a German novelist who wrote works with strong social themes.

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Helen Holmes

Helen Holmes (June 19, 1892 – July 8, 1950) was an American silent film actress, most notable for starring in the serial The Hazards of Helen.

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Henry F. Schricker

Henry Frederick Schricker (August 30, 1883 – December 28, 1966) was the 36th and 38th Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1941 to 1945 and from 1949 to 1953.

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Henry H. Arnold

Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold (June 25, 1886 – January 15, 1950) was an American general officer holding the grades of General of the Army and General of the Air Force.

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Henry J. Knauf

Henry Joseph Knauf known as "Heinie" (February 15, 1891 – April 16, 1950) was an American politician and businessman.

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Henry L. Stimson

Henry Lewis Stimson (September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican Party politician.

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Herman Talmadge

Herman Eugene Talmadge (August 9, 1913 – March 21, 2002) was an attorney and a Democratic American politician from the state of Georgia, the son of former governor Eugene Talmadge.

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Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh (September 22, 1886 – April 26, 1950) was an American character actor in films and on stage.

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Hoyt Patrick Taylor

Hoyt Patrick Taylor, Sr. (June 11, 1890 – April 12, 1964) was the 21st Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1949 to 1953.

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Huey Lewis

Hugh Anthony Cregg III (born July 5, 1950), known professionally as Huey Lewis, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Incheon

Incheon (formerly romanized as Inchŏn; literally "kind river"), officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시), is a city located in northwestern South Korea, bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi to the east.

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Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films.

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J. Bracken Lee

Joseph Bracken Lee (January 7, 1899 – October 20, 1996) was a political figure in the state of Utah, United States.

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Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac (born Jean-Louis Kérouac (though he called himself Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac); March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist and poet of French-Canadian descent.

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Jack Youngblood

Herbert Jackson Youngblood III (born January 26, 1950) is an American former college and professional football player who was a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons during the 1970s and 1980s.

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James C. Inzer

James Clarence Inzer (March 5, 1887 – December 20, 1967) was an American politician who served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1947 to 1951.

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James E. Berry

James Edward Berry (October 2, 1881, near Oak Grove, Jackson County, Missouri – November 22, 1966, Stillwater, Oklahoma) was an American politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma from 1935 to 1955.

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James H. Duff

James Henderson "Jim" Duff (January 21, 1883 – December 20, 1969) was an American lawyer and politician.

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James T. Blair Jr.

James Thomas Blair Jr. (March 15, 1902 – July 12, 1962) was an American Democratic politician from the state of Missouri.

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Jane Cowl

Jane Cowl (December 14, 1883 – June 22, 1950) was an American film and stage actress and playwright "notorious for playing lachrymose parts".

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January 15

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January 2

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January 22

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Jayuya Uprising

The Jayuya Uprising, also known as the Jayuya Revolt or El Grito de Jayuya, was a Nationalist revolt that took place on October 30, 1950, in the town of Jayuya, Puerto Rico.

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Jesse L. Brown

Jesse LeRoy Brown (October 13, 1926December 4, 1950) was a United States Navy officer.

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Jet aircraft

A jet aircraft (or simply jet) is an aircraft (nearly always a fixed-wing aircraft) propelled by jet engines (jet propulsion).

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Jill Stein

Jill Ellen Stein (born May 14, 1950) is an American physician, activist, and politician.

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Jim Folsom

James Elisha Folsom Sr. (October 9, 1908 – November 21, 1987), commonly known as Jim Folsom or Big Jim Folsom, was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, having served from 1947 to 1951, and again from 1955 to 1959.

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Jim Mattis

James Norman Mattis (born September 8, 1950) is the current and 26th United States Secretary of Defense and former United States Marine Corps general who served as 11th Commander of United States Central Command during the Presidency of Barack Obama.

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Jim Simons (golfer)

James Bradley Simons (May 15, 1950 – December 8, 2005) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Joe R. Hanley

Joseph Rhodes Hanley (May 30, 1876 in Davenport, Iowa – September 4, 1961) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1943 to 1950.

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John Boozman

John Nichols Boozman (born December 10, 1950) is the senior United States Senator for Arkansas, and a member of the Republican Party.

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John F. Kelly

John Francis Kelly (born May 11, 1950) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who is the current White House Chief of Staff for President Donald Trump, since July 31, 2017.

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John Gould Fletcher

John Gould Fletcher (January 3, 1886 – May 10, 1950) was an Imagist poet (the first Southern poet to win the Pulitzer Prize), author and authority on modern painting.

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John Louis Evans

John Louis Evans III (January 4, 1950 – April 22, 1983) was the first inmate to be executed by the State of Alabama after the United States reinstituted the death penalty in 1976.

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John O. Pastore

John Orlando Pastore (March 17, 1907July 15, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician.

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John S. Battle

John Stewart Battle (July 11, 1890 – April 9, 1972) was an American lawyer and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and as the 56th Governor of Virginia (from 1950 to 1954).

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John S. McKiernan

John Sammon McKiernan (October 15, 1911 – March 9, 1997) was the United States Democratic politician, who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1947–1950 and 1951–1956 and briefly the 62nd Governor of Rhode Island (1950–1951).

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John W. Bonner

John Woodrow Bonner (July 16, 1902 – March 28, 1970) was an American politician who served as the 13th Governor of Montana from January 3, 1949, to January 4, 1953.

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Jon Matlack

Jonathan Trumpbour Matlack (born January 19, 1950) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.

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Joseph McCarthy

Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957.

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Joseph Montoya

Joseph Manuel Montoya (September 24, 1915June 5, 1978) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (1947–1951 and 1955–1957), in the U.S. House of Representatives (1957–1964) and as a U.S. Senator for New Mexico (1964–1977).

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July 10

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July 11

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July 12

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July 21

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July 7

The terms 7th July, July 7th, and 7/7 (pronounced "Seven-seven") have been widely used in the Western media as a shorthand for the 7 July 2005 bombings on London's transport system.

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July 8

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June 22

On this day the Summer solstice may occur in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Winter solstice may occur in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Karen Carpenter

Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer, and part of the duo the Carpenters with her brother Richard.

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Kenneth A. Evans

Kenneth A. Evans (November 9, 1898 – December 11, 1970) was an American Republican businessman and politician.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States.

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Kiki Cuyler

Hazen Shirley Cuyler (August 30, 1898 – February 11, 1950) was a Major League Baseball right fielder from 1921 until 1938 who later was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Kirk Bryan (geologist)

Kirk Bryan (22 July 1888 in Albuquerque, New Mexico – 22 August 1950 in Cody, Wyoming) was an American geologist on the faculty of Harvard University from 1925 until his death in 1950.

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Klaus Fuchs

Emil Julius Klaus Fuchs (29 December 1911 – 28 January 1988) was a German theoretical physicist and atomic spy who, in 1950, was convicted of supplying information from the American, British, and Canadian Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union during and shortly after the Second World War.

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Korean War

The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).

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L. Ron Hubbard

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986), often referred to by his initials LRH, was an American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology.

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Lawrence Wetherby

Lawrence Winchester Wetherby (January 2, 1908 – March 27, 1994) was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Kentucky.

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Lewis Preston Collins II

Lewis Preston "Pat" Collins (December 25, 1896 – September 20, 1952) served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1946 until his sudden death in office in 1952.

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Lieutenant governor (United States)

In the United States, 45 of the 50 states have an office of lieutenant governor.

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Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas

The Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas presides over the Arkansas Senate with a tie-breaking vote, serves as governor when the governor is out of state, and serves as governor if the governor is impeached, removed from office, dies or is otherwise unable to discharge the office's duties.

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Lieutenant Governor of California

The Lieutenant Governor of California is a statewide constitutional officer and vice-executive of the State of California.

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Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

The Lieutenant Governor of Delaware is the second ranking executive officer of the U.S. state of Delaware.

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Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

The Lieutenant Governor of Georgia is a constitutional officer of the state, elected to a 4-year term by popular vote.

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Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is the second highest executive of the State of Illinois.

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Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana is a constitutional office in the US State of Indiana.

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Lieutenant Governor of Kansas

The Lieutenant Governor of Kansas is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of Kansas state government.

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Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky

The office of Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky was created under the state's second constitution, which was ratified in 1799.

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Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

The Office of Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (Lieutenant-Gouverneur de la Louisiane) is the second highest state office in Louisiana.

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Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts is the first in the line to discharge the powers and duties of the office of governor following the incapacitation of the Governor of Massachusetts.

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Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi

The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi is the second-highest ranking executive officer in Mississippi, right below the Governor of Mississippi.

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Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico

The Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (Lista de Vicegobernadores de Nuevo México) is an elected official in the state of New Mexico that ranks just below the Governor of New Mexico.

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Lieutenant Governor of New York

The Lieutenant Governor of New York is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the Government of the State of New York.

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Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

The Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina is the second highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government.

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Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

The Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota is a political office in North Dakota.

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Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

The Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma is the second-highest executive official of the state government of Oklahoma.

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Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

The lieutenant governor is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina

The Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina is the second-in-command to the Governor of South Carolina.

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Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota

The Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota is the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota.

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Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee

The Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee is the Speaker of the Tennessee Senate and first in line in the succession to the office of Governor of Tennessee in the event of the death, resignation, or removal from office through impeachment and conviction of the Governor of the State of Tennessee.

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Lieutenant Governor of Texas

The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas, a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the Legislative Budget Board.

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Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

The Lieutenant Governor is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Lieutenant Governor of Washington

The Lieutenant Governor of Washington is an elected office in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

The Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin is the first person in the order of succession of Wisconsin's executive branch, thus serving as governor in the event of the death, resignation, removal, impeachment, absence from the state, or incapacity due to illness of the Governor of Wisconsin.

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List of American films of 1950

A list of American films released in 1950.

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List of Governors of Alabama

The Governor of Alabama is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Alabama.

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List of Governors of Arizona

The Governor of Arizona is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Arizona.

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List of Governors of Arkansas

The Governor of Arkansas is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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List of Governors of Connecticut

The Governor of Connecticut is the elected head of the executive branch of Connecticut's state government, and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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List of Governors of Delaware

The Governor of Delaware (President of Delaware from 1776 to 1792) is the head of the executive branch of Delaware's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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List of Governors of Florida

The Governor of Florida is the head of the executive branch of Florida's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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List of Governors of Georgia

The Governor of Georgia is the head of the executive branch of Georgia's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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List of Governors of Idaho

The Governor of Idaho is the head of the executive branch of Idaho's state government and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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List of Governors of Kansas

The Governor of Kansas is the head of the executive branch of Kansas's state governmentKS Const.

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List of Governors of Louisiana

This is a list of the Governors of Louisiana (Gouverneurs de Louisiane), from acquisition by the United States in 1803 to the present day.

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List of Governors of Mississippi

The Governor of Mississippi is the head of the executive branch of Mississippi's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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List of Governors of Missouri

Following is a list of Governors of Missouri since its territory became part of the United States.

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List of Governors of Montana

The Governor of Montana is the head of the executive branch of Montana's state governmentMontana Constitution, Article VI, Section 4.

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List of Governors of Nevada

The Governor of Nevada is the chief magistrate of the U.S. state of Nevada,NV Const.

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List of Governors of Ohio

The Governor of Ohio is the head of the executive branch of Ohio's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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List of Governors of Pennsylvania

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the head of the executive branch of Pennsylvania's state government and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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List of Governors of Rhode Island

; Parties Chafee served in prior offices as a Republican, but ran for Governor as an independent.

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List of Governors of Texas

The Governor of Texas is the chief executive of the U.S. State of Texas, the presiding officer over the executive branch of the Government of Texas, and the commander-in-chief of the Texas National Guard, the State's militia.

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List of Governors of Utah

The Governor of Utah is the head of the executive branch of Utah's state governmentUT Const.

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List of Governors of Washington

The Governor of Washington is the head of the executive branch of Washington's state government, the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces, and is responsible for appointing the Poet Laureate of Washington.

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List of Governors of West Virginia

The Governor of West Virginia is the head of the executive branch of West Virginia's state governmentWV Constitution article VII, § 5.

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List of Governors of Wyoming

This is a list of the governors of Wyoming, beginning with Territorial Governors.

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List of lieutenant governors of Alabama

The Lieutenant Governor of Alabama is the president and presiding officer of the Alabama Senate, and is elected to serve a four-year term.

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List of Lieutenant Governors of Colorado

The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Colorado state government, below only the Governor of Colorado.

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List of lieutenant governors of Connecticut

The following is a list of deputy or lieutenant governors of the State of Connecticut, from the Colonial period through present day.

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List of Lieutenant Governors of Idaho

Lieutenant Governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the U.S. state of Idaho.

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List of lieutenant governors of Iowa

This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of Iowa.

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List of Lieutenant Governors of Michigan

The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor, and one of four great offices of state.

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List of lieutenant governors of Minnesota

This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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List of lieutenant governors of Missouri

The Lieutenant Governor of Missouri is the first person in the order of succession of the U.S. state of Missouri's executive branch, thus serving as governor in the event of the death, resignation, removal, impeachment, absence from the state, or incapacity due to illness of the governor of Missouri.

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List of lieutenant governors of Montana

Lieutenant Governor of Montana is an official in the state of Montana that ranks just below the Governor of Montana.

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List of Lieutenant Governors of Nebraska

This is a list of lieutenant governors of Nebraska.

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List of Lieutenant Governors of Nevada

The Nevada Lieutenant Governor is an elected office in the U.S. state of Nevada.

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List of Lieutenant Governors of Ohio

The position of lieutenant governor of Ohio was established in 1852.

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List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island

The Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island is Daniel McKee.

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List of lieutenant governors of Vermont

The Lieutenant Governor of Vermont is elected for a two-year term and chosen separately from the Governor.

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Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star

The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Lothrop Stoddard

Theodore Lothrop Stoddard (June 29, 1883 – May 1, 1950) was an American historian, journalist, eugenicist, Klansman, political theorist and racial theorist.

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Luther Youngdahl

Luther Wallace Youngdahl (May 29, 1896 – June 21, 1978) was an American politician and judge from Minnesota.

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March 11

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Mark 4 nuclear bomb

The Mark 4 nuclear bomb was an American nuclear bomb design produced starting in 1949 and in use until 1953.

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Mark Udall

Mark Emery Udall (born July 18, 1950) is an American politician who was a United States Senator from Colorado from 2009 to 2015.

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Marquette Branch Prison

The Marquette Branch Prison (MBP) is located in Marquette, Michigan on the south shore of Lake Superior.

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Marshall Plan

The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave over $13 billion (nearly $ billion in US dollars) in economic assistance to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II.

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Marvin Griffin

Samuel Marvin Griffin, Sr. (September 4, 1907 – June 13, 1982) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Mattachine Society

The Mattachine Society, founded in 1950, was one of the earliest LGBT (gay rights) organizations in the United States, probably second only to Chicago's Society for Human Rights.

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Mauna Loa

Mauna Loa (or; Hawaiian:; Long Mountain) is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi in the Pacific Ocean.

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Maurice Costello

Maurice George Costello (February 22, 1877 – October 29, 1950) was a prominent American vaudeville actor of the late 1890s and early 1900s, who later played a principal role in early American films, as leading man, supporting player and director.

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Max Beckmann

Max Beckmann (February 12, 1884 – December 27, 1950) was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer.

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Max Carl

Max Carl Gronenthal (born January 29, 1950) is an American rock singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter.

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May 1

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May 10

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May 20

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McCarthyism

McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.

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Mike Johanns

Michael Owen Johanns (born June 18, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from Nebraska, from 2009 to 2015.

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union.

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Military advisor

Military advisors, or combat advisors, are soldiers sent to foreign nations to aid that nation with its military training, organization, and other various military tasks.

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Milt Wilcox

Milton Edward Wilcox (born April 20, 1950) is a retired MLB pitcher who had a sixteen-year career from 1970 to 1975, 1977–1986.

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Missouri

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States.

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NASCAR

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock-car racing.

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Natalie Cole

Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, voice actress, songwriter, and actress.

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Nathan Green Gordon

Nathan Green Gordon (September 4, 1916 – September 8, 2008) was an American lawyer, politician, and decorated naval aviator.

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located in Cooperstown, New York, and operated by private interests.

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National Council of Churches

The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, usually identified as the National Council of Churches (NCC), is the largest ecumenical body in the United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin), administered by the Nobel Foundation, is awarded once a year for outstanding discoveries in the fields of life sciences and medicine.

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North Korea

North Korea (Chosŏn'gŭl:조선; Hanja:朝鮮; Chosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (abbreviated as DPRK, PRK, DPR Korea, or Korea DPR), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

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November 4

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NSC 68

United States Objectives and Programs for National Security, better known as NSC68, was a 66-page top secret National Security Council (NSC) policy paper drafted by the Department of State and Department of Defense and presented to President Harry S. Truman on 7 April 1950.

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Nuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb).

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October 11

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October 13

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October 19

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October 20

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October 23

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October 28

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Office of Defense Mobilization

The Office of Defense Mobilization (ODM) was an independent agency of the United States government whose function was to plan, coordinate, direct and control all wartime mobilization activities of the federal government, including manpower, economic stabilization, and transport operations.

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Okey L. Patteson

Okey Leonidas Patteson (September 14, 1898July 3, 1989) was the 23rd Governor of West Virginia for the term following the 1948 election.

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On the Road

On the Road is a novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States.

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Organized crime

Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals who intend to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for money and profit.

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Oscar Collazo

Oscar Collazo (January 20, 1914 – February 21, 1994) was one of two Puerto Rican militants of the Nationalist Party who on November 1, 1950, attempted to assassinate U.S. President Harry S. Truman in Washington, DC.

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Oscar Rennebohm

Oscar Rennebohm (May 25, 1889 – October 15, 1968) was an American politician, a pharmacist, and the 32nd Governor of Wisconsin.

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Party leaders of the United States Senate

The Senate Majority and Minority Leaders are two United States Senators and members of the party leadership of the United States Senate.

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Patty Murray

Patricia Lynn Murray (née Johns; October 11, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Washington, a seat she was first elected to in 1992.

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Paul A. Dever

Paul Andrew Dever (January 15, 1903April 11, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts.

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Paul Robeson

Paul Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass baritone concert artist and stage and film actor who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political activism.

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Paula Ackerman

Paula Ackerman (פאולה אקרמן, December 7, 1893 — January 12, 1989) was the first woman to perform rabbinical functions in the United States, leading the Beth Israel congregation in Meridian, Mississippi from 1951–53 (making her the first woman to assume spiritual leadership of a U.S. mainstream Jewish congregation) and the Beth-El congregation in Pensacola, Florida briefly in the 1960s.

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Pauline Lord

Pauline Lord (August 13, 1890 – October 11, 1950) was an American stage and film actress.

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Peanuts

Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz that ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward.

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Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba (September 28, 1881 – September 16, 1950) was an American actor.

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Perjury

Perjury is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters a generation material to an official proceeding.

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Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Pit (nuclear weapon)

The pit, named after the hard core found in fruits such as peaches and apricots, is the core of an implosion nuclear weapon – the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.

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President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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President's Guest House

The President's Guest House, commonly known as Blair House, is a complex of four formerly separate buildings—Blair House, Lee House, Peter Parker House, and 704 Jackson Place—located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.

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Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music.

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Rabbi

In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah.

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Ransom E. Olds

Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950) was a pioneer of the American automotive industry, after whom the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named.

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Raymond Sommer

Raymond Sommer (31 August 1906 – 10 September 1950) was a French motor racing driver.

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RCA

The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919.

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Red Channels

Red Channels: The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television was an anti-Communist tract published in the United States at the start of the Red Scare.

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Remote control

In electronics, a remote control or clicker is a component of an electronic device used to operate the device from a distance, usually wirelessly.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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Resolution (law)

In law, resolution is a written motion adopted by a deliberative body.

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Rex Ingram (director)

Rex Ingram (15 January 1892 – 21 July 1950) was an Irish film director, producer, writer and actor.

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Rex Terry

Rex A. Terry (February 21, 1888 – July 13, 1964) was a banker and politician in the United States state of South Dakota.

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Richard Maury

Richard Fontaine Maury (Philadelphia, 18 December 1882 – Córdoba, 10 July 1950) was an American railway engineer naturalized Argentine, famous for the project of the Argentine "Ramal C-14" of the Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano, better known for the touristic Tren a las Nubes.

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Rick Perry

James Richard Perry (born March 4, 1950) is an American politician who is the 14th and current United States Secretary of Energy, serving in the Cabinet of Donald Trump.

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Roy Blunt

Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician who serves as the junior United States Senator from Missouri, having been in office since 2011.

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Roy J. Turner

Roy Joseph Turner (November 6, 1894 – June 11, 1973) was an American businessman and governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Sam Lumpkin

Samuel Edgerton Lumpkin (April 21, 1908 – July 9, 1964) was a United States politician from Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi.

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Sam Rayburn

Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

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Samuel Alito

Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. (born April 1, 1950) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Scott W. Lucas

Scott Wike Lucas (February 19, 1892 – February 22, 1968) was an American attorney and politician.

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Seoul

Seoul (like soul; 서울), officially the Seoul Special Metropolitan City – is the capital, Constitutional Court of Korea and largest metropolis of South Korea.

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September 10

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September 16

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Sherman Adams

Llewelyn Sherman Adams (January 8, 1899 – October 27, 1986) was an American politician, best known as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of an 18-year political career that also included a stint as Governor of New Hampshire.

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Sherwood Dixon

John Sherwood Dixon (better known as Sherwood Dixon) (June 19, 1896 – May 17, 1973) was an American politician from Illinois, a member of the Democratic Party.

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Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple BlackWhile Temple occasionally used "Jane" as a middle name, her birth certificate reads "Shirley Temple".

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Sid McMath

Sidney Sanders McMath (June 14, 1912October 4, 2003) was a decorated U.S. Marine, attorney and the 34th Governor of Arkansas (1949–1953) who, in defiance of his state's political establishment, championed rapid rural electrification, massive highway and school construction, the building of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, strict bank and utility regulation, repeal of the poll tax, open and honest elections and broad expansion of opportunity for black citizens in the decade following World War II.

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Snow

Snow refers to forms of ice crystals that precipitate from the atmosphere (usually from clouds) and undergo changes on the Earth's surface.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk,; lit. "The Great Country of the Han People"), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying east to the Asian mainland.

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Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.

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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives.

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Steve Wozniak

Stephen Gary Wozniak (born on August 11, 1950), often referred to by the nickname Woz, is an American inventor, electronics engineer, programmer, philanthropist, and technology entrepreneur who co-founded Apple Computer, Inc.

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Steven Sasson

Steven J. Sasson (born July 4, 1950) is an American electrical engineer and the inventor of the first self-contained (portable) digital camera.

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Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

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Strom Thurmond

James Strom Thurmond Sr.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States.

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Suzanne Scotchmer

Suzanne Scotchmer (January 23, 1950 – January 30, 2014) was an American Professor of Law, Economics and Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley and also a noted author on many economic subjects.

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Sweatt v. Painter

Sweatt v. Painter, 339 U.S. 629 (1950), was a U.S. Supreme Court case that successfully challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine of racial segregation established by the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson.

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Tacoma Narrows

The Tacoma Narrows (or The Narrows), a strait, is part of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Television

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome (black and white), or in colour, and in two or three dimensions and sound.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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The Huntsville Times

The Huntsville Times is a thrice-weekly newspaper published in Huntsville, Alabama, and printed in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Thermonuclear weapon

A thermonuclear weapon is a second-generation nuclear weapon design using a secondary nuclear fusion stage consisting of implosion tamper, fusion fuel, and spark plug which is bombarded by the energy released by the detonation of a primary fission bomb within, compressing the fuel material (tritium, deuterium or lithium deuteride) and causing a fusion reaction.

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Thomas E. Dewey

Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician.

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Thomas J. Mabry

Thomas Jewett Mabry (October 17, 1884 December 23, 1962) was a New Mexico politician and judge, who was Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court (1939–46) and the 14th Governor of New Mexico (1947–51).

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Timeline of United States history (1950–69)

This section of the Timeline of United States history concerns events from 1950 to 1969.

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Tom Kelly (baseball)

Jay Thomas Kelly (born August 15, 1950) is the former manager of the Minnesota Twins baseball team from to.

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Tom Petty

Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor.

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Truth or Consequences

Truth or Consequences is an American game show originally hosted on NBC radio by Ralph Edwards (1940–1957) and later on television by Edwards (1950–1954), Jack Bailey (1954–1956), Bob Barker (1956–1975), Steve Dunne (1957-58), Bob Hilton (1977–1978) and Larry Anderson (1987–1988).

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.

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United States Department of State

The United States Department of State (DOS), often referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive department that advises the President and represents the country in international affairs and foreign policy issues.

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United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football.

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United States presidential election, 2012

The United States presidential election of 2012 was the 57th quadrennial American presidential election.

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United States presidential election, 2016

The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial American presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.

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United States Secretary of Defense

The Secretary of Defense (SecDef) is the leader and chief executive officer of the Department of Defense, the executive department of the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

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United States Secretary of Homeland Security

The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the body concerned with protecting the U.S. and the safety of U.S. citizens.

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United States Secretary of State

The Secretary of State is a senior official of the federal government of the United States of America, and as head of the U.S. Department of State, is principally concerned with foreign policy and is considered to be the U.S. government's equivalent of a Minister for Foreign Affairs.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprise the legislature of the United States.

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United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce

The United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce was a special committee of the United States Senate which existed from 1950 to 1951 and which investigated organized crime which crossed state borders in the United States.

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United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup)

The United States defeated England 1–0 on 29 June 1950, in a group match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup at Estádio Independência in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public research university in Berkeley, California.

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US Open (tennis)

The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hard court tennis tournament.

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Vail M. Pittman

Vail Montgomery Pittman (September 17, 1880 – January 29, 1964) was an American politician.

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Val Peterson

Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (July 18, 1903 – October 17, 1983), also known as Val Peterson, was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of Nebraska from 1947 to 1953; as director of the Federal Civil Defense Administration from 1953–1957; as U.S. ambassador to Denmark 1957–1961; and as U.S. Ambassador to Finland, 1969–1973.

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Vice President of the United States

The Vice President of the United States (informally referred to as VPOTUS, or Veep) is a constitutional officer in the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States as the President of the Senate under Article I, Section 3, Clause 4, of the United States Constitution, as well as the second highest executive branch officer, after the President of the United States.

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Viceland (U.S. TV channel)

Viceland (stylized as VICELAND; formerly History International and then H2) is an American pay television channel owned by a joint venture majority-owned by A&E Networks (who owns a 10% stake in Vice Media, alongside a separate 10% stake owned directly by A&E's co-owner Disney).

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Victor Aloysius Meyers

Victor Aloysius "Vic" Meyers (September 7, 1897 – May 28, 1991), known as "The Clown Prince of Politics" and "The Pagliacci of Politics",Don Duncan, Seattle Times, May 29, 1991.

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Vietnam

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.

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W. Kerr Scott

William Kerr Scott (April 17, 1896April 16, 1958) was an American Democratic Party politician from North Carolina.

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Walt Disney

Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer.

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Walter Huston

Walter Thomas Huston (ancestry.com né Houghston; April 5, 1883 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian actor and singer.

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Walter Walford Johnson

Walter Walfred Johnson (April 16, 1904 – March 23, 1987) was a United States businessman and Democratic politician who served as the 32nd Governor of the State of Colorado from 1950 to 1951.

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War Office

The War Office was a department of the British Government responsible for the administration of the British Army between 1857 and 1964, when its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Defence.

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Wernher von Braun

Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977) was a German (and, later, American) aerospace engineer and space architect.

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Wheeling, West Virginia

Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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William J. Dodd

William James Dodd (1862–1930) was an American architect and designer who worked mainly in Louisville, Kentucky from 1886 through the end of 1912 and in Los Angeles, California from early 1913 until his death.

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William Lee Knous

William Lee Knous (February 2, 1889December 11, 1959) was a Colorado Democratic state legislator, state Supreme Court justice and the 31st Governor of Colorado, and a U.S. district judge.

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William M. Tuck

William Munford Tuck (September 28, 1896 – June 9, 1983) was a Virginia lawyer and lieutenant in the Byrd Organization, who served as the 55th Governor of Virginia from 1946 to 1950 as a Democrat, and as a U.S. Congressman from 1953 until 1969.

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William Preston Lane Jr.

William Preston Lane Jr. (May 12, 1892 – February 7, 1967) was the 52nd Governor of Maryland from 1947 to 1951.

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William S. Beardsley

William Shane "Bill" Beardsley (May 13, 1901 – November 21, 1954) was the 31st Governor of Iowa from 1949 to 1954.

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William T. Carroll

William T. Carroll (June 25, 1902 – October 25, 1992) was an American politician who was the 71st Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1949 to 1951.

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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British politician, army officer, and writer, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.

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Winter storm

A winter storm is an event in which varieties of precipitation are formed that only occur at low temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm where ground temperatures are low enough to allow ice to form (i.e. freezing rain).

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Yalu River

The Yalu River, also called the Amrok River or Amnok River, is a river on the border between North Korea and China.

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Zenith Electronics

Zenith Electronics LLC is an American brand of consumer electronics owned by South Korean company LG Electronics.

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1863

January-March.

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1864 in the United States

Events from the year 1864 in the United States.

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1865 in the United States

Events from the year 1865 in the United States.

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1867 in the United States

Events from the year 1867 in the United States.

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1869 in the United States

Events from the year 1869 in the United States.

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1871 in Germany

Events in the year 1871 in Germany.

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1873 in the United States

Events from the year 1873 in the United States.

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1877 in the United States

Events from the year 1877 in the United States.

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1881 in the United States

Events from the year 1881 in the United States.

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1882 in the United States

Events from the year 1882 in the United States.

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1883 in the United States

Events from the year 1883 in the United States.

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1884 in Germany

Events in the year 1884 in Germany.

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1884 in the United States

Events from the year 1884 in the United States.

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1885 in the United States

Events from the year 1885 in the United States.

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1886 in the United States

Events from the year 1886 in the United States.

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1887 in the United States

Events from the year 1887 in the United States.

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1888 in the United States

Events from the year 1888 in the United States.

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1890 in the United States

Events from the year 1890 in the United States.

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1891 in the United States

Events from the year 1891 in the United States.

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1892 in the United States

Events from the year 1892 in the United States.

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1893 in the United States

Events from the year 1893 in the United States.

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1895 in the United States

Events from the year 1895 in the United States.

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1898 in the United States

Events from the year 1898 in the United States.

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1899 in the United States

Events from the year 1899 in the United States.

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1901 in the United States

Events from the year 1901 in the United States.

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1904 in the United States

Events from the year 1904 in the United States.

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1906 in the United States

Events from the year 1906 in the United States.

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1923 in the United States

Events from the year 1923 in the United States.

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1926 in the United States

Events from the year 1926 in the United States.

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1950 FIFA World Cup

The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950, was the fourth FIFA World Cup.

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1983 in the United States

Events from the year 1983 in the United States.

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2005 in the United States

Events from the year 2005 in the United States.

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2011 in the United States

Events in the year 2011 in the United States.

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2014 in the United States

Events in the year 2014 in the United States.

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2017 in the United States

Events in the year 2017 in the United States.

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22nd Academy Awards

The 22nd Academy Awards was held on March 23, 1950, at the RKO Pantages Theatre and awarded Oscars for the best in films in 1949.

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38th parallel north

The 38th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.

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81st United States Congress

The Eighty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

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References

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