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A DECADE IN REVIEW 1945-1954 April 12, 1945 - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies 96 days into his 4th term. Vice President Harry S. Truman is sworn in as the 33rd President of the United States. August 6, 1945 - The United States detonates an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. August 9, 1945 - An American B-29 drops a 2nd atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. August 12, 1945 - Wayne Alan Eastman is born. August 15, 1945 - President Harry S. Truman declares V-J (Victory over Japan) Day, ending World War II. October 10, 1945 - The Detroit Tigers defeat the Chicago Cubs in game 7 to win the World Series. January 10, 1946 - The United Nations holds its first meeting. June 6, 1946 - The Basketball Association of America is formed in New York City. It will later become the NBA. July 5, 1946 - The bikini is introduced in Paris. Not accepted in the U.S. until the 1950's. September 17, 1946 - Wayne's great-grandmother, Elizabeth (Lutz) Eastman dies. February 21, 1947 - In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America. April 15, 1947 - Jackie Robinson, an African-American, takes the field at 1st base for the Brooklyn Dodgers major-league baseball team, breaking the color line. July 7, 1947 - Downed UFO believed to be found in the Roswell UFO incident. October 3, 1947 - Wayne becomes a big brother. His sister Cheryl is born. October 14, 1947 - Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in a Bell X-1. November 25, 1947 - The "Hollywood 10" are blacklisted by movie studios because of allegations of Communist influence in the movie industry. 1948 - Wayne and family move to their new home on Shattuck Road. January 5, 1948 - Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel. August 16, 1948 - Baseball great Babe Ruth dies. November 2, 1948 - Harry S. Truman defeats Thomas E. Dewey for the US presidency. November 28, 1948 - Wayne's sister JoAnne is born. January 5, 1949 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program. March 1, 1949 - World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis retires. August 25, 1949 - RCA announces development of a compatible color TV system. August 28, 1949 - The last 6 surviving veterans of the Civil War meet in Indianapolis.
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