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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

1947 - Music, Cars and Movies

Visiting the Decade of the Forties

1947 - Music, Cars and Movies
1947 June 11 - WW II sugar rationing finally ended in U.S., it began May 28, 1942
1947 December 3 - Tennessee Williams' 'Streetcar Named Desire,' premieres in New York City
1947 March Released: Peg O' my Heart by the The Harmonicats - this tune was first written 1913.


1946 - Music, Cars and Movies
1946 January 17 - United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting
1946 May 16 - Musical 'Annie Get Your Gun,' starring Ethel Merman premieres in New York City
1946 December 31 - President Truman officially proclaims end of WW II




1945 - Music, Cars and Movies
1945 October 3 - Elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10 years old.
1945 September 28 - Canadian football's Calgary Bronks changes its name to Stampeders.
1945 February 3 Walt Disney's '3 Caballeros' released
1945 January 28 Swedish ships bring food to starving Netherlands
1945 May 21 Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart wed




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