Transcript August 6, 1945 - Just Dream Designs

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