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  August 6, 1945 ~ US drops bomb on Japan, WWII ends 8 days later.  1949 —Creation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)  1950-53 —Korean War.

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2   August 6, 1945 ~ US drops bomb on Japan, WWII ends 8 days later.  1949 —Creation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)  1950-53 —Korean War  1951 —U.S. tests hydrogen bomb  1953 —Hugh Hefner launches Playboy magazine  1954 - The Supreme Court declared segregation in schools to be unconstitutional.  1955 - Montgomery Bus Boycott began after the arrest of Rosa Parks  1956 —Elvis Presley becomes international star, rock and roll becomes music of America’s youth  1957 - Dr. Martin Luther King became President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Civil Rights Act passed.  1960- Food and Drug Administration approves birth control pills for general use. Historical Events

3  Music  Patti Paige  Billie Holliday  Bing Crosby  Frank Sinatra  Judy Garland  Nat King Cole  Gene Autry  Doris Day  Sammy Davis Jr.  Perry Como  Chuck Berry  Jerry Lee Lewis  Elvis Presley  Conway Twitty  Ricky Nelson  Buddy Holly

4   www.historyorb.com www.historyorb.com  http://popculturemadness.com/Music/Charts/ http://popculturemadness.com/Music/Charts/  http://www.thekingcenter.org/about-dr-king http://www.thekingcenter.org/about-dr-king References

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