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1946

World News: Japanese Earthquake Creates Tsunami
Also: Republic of the Philippines Established, First Cannes Film Festival Held, Dead Sea Scrolls Discovered

US News: Underwater Test of Atomic Bomb at Bikini Atoll
Also: Spock Publishes Child Care Book, Tsunami Strikes Hawaii, First Drive Up Bank Teller Windows

Milwaukee News:  Prisoner of War Camp Billy Mitchell Closes
Also: Temporary Houses & Trailers Built in Parks to Accommodate Returning Veterans, Fourth Hiawatha Train Route Opens, End of 11-Month Strike by Allis-Chalmers Employees


1947

World News: Republics of Pakistan and India Founded
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US News: Pres. Truman Signs National Security Act Creating CIA, Air Force 
Also: Chuck Yeager Breaks Sound Barrier in X-1, Explosion Destroys Texas City and Claims 600 Lives

Milwaukee News: Seventeen Inches of Snow in January Closes City
Also: WTMJ Becomes First State TV Station, Allis Art Library Opens, City Votes to End No-Debt Policy, UW-Milwaukee Hosts First Home Football Game Ever at Wauwatosa Athletic Field


1948

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World News: Berlin Airlift Begins as Soviets Blockade West Berlin
Also: Velcro Invented, Israel Recognized as Independent Country by United Nations

US News: Marshall Plan Authorizes $15 Billion in Aid to 15 Countries
Also: President Truman Issues Peacetime Draft, Hells Angels Founded, Palomar Observatory Finished

Milwaukee News: Socialist Frank Zeidler Mayor for First of Three Terms
Also: Elmer Winter and Aaron Scheinfeld Found Manpower, National Cycling Track Championship Held at Brown Deer Velodrome, Reported 2779 Television Sets in the City, Sanitation Dept Completely Motorized


1949

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World News: NATO Formed as Twelve Nations Sign the North Atlantic Treaty
Also: Soviet Union Detonates Their First Atomic Bomb, 

US News: Secretary of the Navy & Admirals Resign to Protest Budget Cuts
Also: Babe Didrikson Wins 19 Straight Golf Tournaments, "Hopalong Cassidy" First Airs, Emmy Awards

Milwaukee News: 
Also: First City Parking Meters Installed, 


1950

World News: North Korea Invades South Korea
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US News: US Combined Armed Forces Aid South Korea War Effort
Also: NCAA Basketball Point Shaving Scandal, "On the Road" Published, First Sales of TV Remote Control

Milwaukee News: 
Also: Census Reveals 90% of Milwaukeeans are American Born, Milwaukee Arena Opens, Serb Hall Dedicated


1951

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World News: People's Republic of China's Armed Forces Assist North Korea
Also: Japan-U.S. Security Treaty Signed

US News: 22nd Ammendment Ratified Limiting President to Two Terms
Also: UNIVAC-I Commercial Computer Debuts, Rosenbergs Convicted of Espionage, I Love Lucy Debuts

Milwaukee News: 
Also: Hawks NBA Franchise Relocates to Milwaukee


1952

World News: 
Also: 12,000 Perish in "Great Smog" of London, American Occupation of Japan Ends

US News:  Jonas Salk Develops Polio Vaccine
Also:
Army Tests First Hydrogen Bomb, Today Show Premiere, President-Elect Eisenhower Visits Korea

Milwaukee News: Zeidler Wins Second Mayor Term with 72.5% of Votes
Also: City Sells Transportation System to Private Corp For $10M, Whitefish Bay HS Wins 16th Straight State Track Title, Council Approves Expressway Plan, Packers Play 3 Home Games at Marquette Stadium


1953

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World News: Armistice Ends Korean War
Also: North Sea Flood Results in 2500 Fatalities, Watson and Crick Describe Structure of DNA, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Summit Mt. Everest 

US News: Earl Warren Appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court
Also: Spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Executed

Milwaukee News: Milwaukee County Stadium Opens
Also: Braves First Season Draws NL Record Fans, Milwaukee Pops Orchestra Organized, Fluoride Added to Water Supply


1954

World News: 
Also: Soviet Union Builds World's First Nuclear Power Plant, Bannister Runs First 4-Minute Mile

US News: Brown Vs Board of Education Rules Segregation Unconstitutional
Also: Nuclear Sub Nautilus Launched, CIA Sponsors Guatemala Military Coup, Sports Illustrated Debuts

Milwaukee News: $18,000,000 School Bond Issue Approved
Also: Milwaukee Repertory Theater Established, Town of Lake Annexed by Milwaukee, Mitchell Field Terminal Opens


1955

World News: 
Also: Warsaw Pact is Formed

US News:Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat, Montgomery Bus Boycott
Also:
First McDonald's Opens, Disneyland Opens, Crash Kills James Dean, Human Chromosomes Counted

Milwaukee News: 
Also: Voters Approve $7.5M Bond to Aid Public Museum, NBA Hawks Leave Milwaukee


1956

World News: 
Also: Soviets Crush Uprising in Hungary

US News: TWA & United Airlines Planes Mid-Air Collision Over Grand Canyon
Also: DJIA Closes Above 500, Videotape Demonstrated, Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin Final Show Together

Milwaukee News: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Formed
Also: Vel Phillips First African American and First Woman Elected to the Milwaukee Common Council, Eight Nike Missile Bases Open in Milwaukee Area


1957

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World News: European Community (European Union) Founded
Also: First Rotary Piston Engine Tested, Nissin Foods Introduces Instant Ramen

US News: Civil Rights Conflict in Integration of Little Rock High School
Also: FBI Arrests Jimmy Hoffa, Elvis Buys Graceland, Dodgers Move From Brooklyn to Los Angeles

Milwaukee News: Milwaukee Braves Win World Series
Also: $39M Bond Approved for Public Schools Construction, Asian Flu Infects 300,000 in Milwaukee, War Memorial Center Opens


1958

World News: 
Also: 8 Manchester United Players Among Victims of Plane Crash, Lego Brick Patented

US News: Boeing 707's First Transatlantic Passenger Flight
Also: NASA Established, Detroit Unemployment Reaches 20%, 5000 Marines Sent to Beirut, Lebanon

Milwaukee News: Last Streetcar Line Ends Service
Also: Zoo Begins Move From Washington Park, Braves Lose World Series, Pabst Buys Blatz, $11M Harbor Upgrade Begins, Mayor Ziedler Receives Honorary UWM Doctorate, Koss Personal Headphones Debut


1959

World News: 
Also: Fidel Castro Assumes Power in Cuba

US News: Alaska Becomes 49th State, Hawaii Becomes 50th State
Also: St. Lawrence Seaway Completed, First Daytona 500, Plane Crash Kills Holly, Valens & Big Bopper

Milwaukee News: Marine Plaza 28-Story Building Begun
Also: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Founded, QE II Sails Through Outer Harbor En Route to Chicago, Water Pollution Levels Close Many City Beaches


1960

World News: 
Also: Brasilia Becomes New Capitol of Brazil, Trieste Reaches Mariana Trench Bottom

US News: In Close Race JFK Elected U.S. President Over Richard Nixon
Also: Adolph Coors III Kidnapped and Murdered, California Hosts Winter Olympics, First Patent for Laser

Milwaukee News: Henry Maier Elected Mayor
Also: New Public Museum Building Starts Construction, City Purchases Pabst Theater, Final Season of Marquette University Football, Milwaukee Population Reaches Highest Mark at 741,324 People


1961

World News: Berlin Wall Divides East and West Berlin
Also: Peace Corps Established, Unsuccessful "Bay of Pigs" Invasion, Gagarin First to Orbit Earth

US News:
Also:
Peace Corps Established

Milwaukee News: 
Also: Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Completed, Miller Buys A. Gettelman Brewing


1962

World News: Nuclear Superpowers Avert War During Cuban Missile Crisis
Also: 

US News: John Glenn Orbits the Earth
Also: Sam Walton Opens First Walmart Store

Milwaukee News: 
Also: Marine Bank Building Downtown Completed, Kohl's First Department Store Opens, Allen-Bradley Clock Tower Constructed, Gimbel's Acquires Schuster's


1963

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World News: 
Also: French Navy Permanently Leaves NATO, London Great Train Robbery 

US News: Civil Rights March on Washington, "I Have a Dream" Speech
Also: JFK Assassinated, Early Skateboard Demonstration in California, General Hospital Premieres

Milwaukee News: First Great Circus Parade 
Also: Last of the Animals Moved From Washington Park Zoo, Lakefront Festival of Arts First Held


1964

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World News: 
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US News: Civil Rights Act Outlaws Segregation and Racial Discrimination
Also: First Japanese Player Makes MLB Debut, Draft for Vietnam War Begins, New York World's Fair

Milwaukee News: Boycott by Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Also: Maier Reelected Mayor on Platform of "Milwaukee Idea", Milwaukee-Downer College Closes, Beatles Play Lone Milwaukee Concert at Arena, 


1965

World News: 
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US News: Federal Medicare Created
Also: Gateway Arch in St. Louis Completed, Voting Rights Act Passes, 

Milwaukee News: Final Season for Milwaukee Braves Baseball Team
Also:  Two Remaining Trackless Trolley Routes Converted to Diesel Bus Routes, United Migrant Opportunity Services Established, Construction Begins on New Federal Post Office Building


1966

World News: 
Also: 

US News: Miranda Rights Created
Also: Texas Western Defeats Kentucky for NCAA Basketball Title

Milwaukee News:  
Also: La Casa de Esperanza Founded, St. Joan of Arc Chapel Rededicated on Marquette's Campus, Milwaukee Union Depot Demolished, Construction Starts on Oak Leaf Trail


1967

World News: Israel Defends Itself During Six-Day War
Also: Che Guevara Shot by Bolivian Army for Inciting Revolt, 

US News:  Astronauts Grissom, White and Chafee Die During Rocket Tests
Also: First Super Bowl Held, Pro Basketball's ABA and Three-Point Shot Debut, Packers Win Ice Bowl

Milwaukee News: 200 Day Campaign of Protest Marches Begin in August
Also: Mitchell Park Domes Completed, End of July Sees Nights of Looting and Rioting, Milwaukee Journal Wins Award For Campaign Against Water Pollution, Mayor's Office Destroyed by Sit-in Demonstrators


1968

World News: 
Also: Khmer Rouge Launches Insurgency in Cambodia

US News: Explosions in West Virginia Coal Mine Kill 78 Workers
Also: Last Year For Silver Certificate Redemption, Fair Housing Act Signed, MLK Jr. Assassinated

Milwaukee News: "Milwaukee 14" Arrested for Burning Draft Files
Also: Summerfest First Held, Milwaukee Bucks Form as NBA Expansion Club, Maier Re-elected Mayor with 86% Votes, Marquette Interchange Dedicated, Chicago-Northwestern Lake Front Depot Demolished


1969

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World News: 
Also: First Supersonic Concorde Flight

US News: Armstrong and Aldrin are First Men To Walk on the Moon
Also: Woodstock Music Festival, ARPANET (Internet Precursor) Launched

Milwaukee News: Crime Rates Fall by Fourteen Percent
Also: Marcus Center for the Performing Arts Completed, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir Visits Her Hometown


1970

World News: 
Also: Egypt Completes Aswan High Dam

US News: Nationwide Student Protests of Vietnam War
Also: Apollo 13 Oxygen Tank Explodes, Pro Football AFL and NFL Merge, Sen. Nelson Founds Earth Day

Milwaukee News: Father Groppi Resigns his Parish Duties
Also: Milwaukee Brewers' First Season, Public Museum Displays Moon Rock, Philip Morris Buys Miller, 45,000 Petition for Property Tax Relief, Southridge Mall Opens, Muirdale Sanitorium Closes


1971

World News: 
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US News: Attica, New York Prison Riot
Also:
 Walt Disney World Resort Opens, Amtrak Passenger Service Starts, Starbucks Founded

Milwaukee News: Milwaukee Bucks Win NBA Championship
Also: Last Missile Bases Protecting Milwaukee Close


1972

World News: Israeli Olympians Attacked at Summer Olympics in Munich
Also: Americans & Soviets Sign SALT Agreements, US Returns Okinawa to Japanese Administration

US News: Apollo 17 is the Sixth and Last Moon Landing
Also: Title IX Passed For Equality of Education and Athletics, Atari Founded, J.Edgar Hoover Dies

Milwaukee News: 
Also: Mayor Maier Vetoes Expansion of Park East Freeway


1973

World News: Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War
Also: Sydney Opera House Opens

US News: All U.S. Forces Leave Vietnam and End Cambodian Support
Also: Marlon Brando Declines Oscar For Godfather, Selective Service Draft Ends, Roe V Wade Decision

Milwaukee News: 
Also: First Wisconsin Center Opens, Milwaukee Admirals Established, Northridge Mall Opens


1974

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World News: 
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US News: Nixon Impeached, Pardoned by President Ford
Also: Billie Jean King Founds Women's Sports Foundation, AIM Occupies Wounded Knee, Post-It Notes

Milwaukee News: 
Also: Final Year of UWM Panthers Football, Milwaukee County Grounds Cemetery Closes


1975

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General Billy Mitchell
World News: Khmer Rouge Regime Kills Over 1 Million People in Cambodia
Also: Saigon Captured by North Vietnamese Army, Zuiderzee Dike Project Completed

US News:
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Milwaukee News: Uptown Theater Bomb Scare During Springsteen Concert

Also: Kahler Building Opens at Milwaukee Art Center


1976

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World News: Spain Parliament Votes to Become Democracy
Also: Nadia Comăneci Awarded 6 Tens in Olympic Gymnastics, VHS Introduced in Japan by JVC

US News: Pro Basketball ABA and NBA Merge
Also: Apple Computer Founded, Dr. J Wins First Slam Dunk Contest

Milwaukee News: Milwaukee Public Schools Ruled Unlawfully Segregated
Also: Socialist Frank Zeidler Runs for US President, Marquette Stadium Demolished


1977

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World News: 
Also: Pelé Plays Final Professional Soccer Match, Last Naturally Occurring Case of Smallpox

US News: 
Also: Voyager I Space Probe Launched

Milwaukee News: Hoan Bridge Completed
Also: NBA All Star Game Held in Milwaukee, Marquette University Wins Mens Basketball Championship


1978

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World News: Jonestown Massacre/Suicide in Guyana
Also:  Remains of Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan Discovered in Mexico City, World's First Test Tube Baby

US News: Camp David Accords Signed Between Israel & Egypt
Also: Large Blizzards Hit Great Lakes and New England Regions, Garfield Comic Strip Debuts

Milwaukee News: Festa Itialian and Mexican Fiesta Debut
Also: Super Mercado El Rey Opens, MECCA Basketball Floor Gets Unique Paint Job, Italian Community Center Founded, City Hosts National Road Race Championship, Pabst Mansion Saved From Demolition


1979

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World News: Soviet Tanks and Troops Invade Afghanistan
Also: Sony Releases the Walkman, IRA Kills Lord Mountbatten, China Mandates One-Child Policy

US News: Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
Also: US Establishes Diplomacy with People's Republic of China, Happy Meal Introduced at McDonald's

Milwaukee News: 
Also: Program Approved to Integrate Milwaukee Public Schools, Concrete Roof Built Over Kilbourn Reservoir



Some Sources:



Milwaukee Sentinel Archives, Milwaukee Journal Archives, National Archives, www.linkstothepast.net
Anderson, Harry and Olson, Frederick. Milwaukee, At the Gathering of the Waters. Tulsa: Continental Heritage 
     Press, 1991, Print
Gurda, John. The Making of Milwaukee. Milwaukee: Milwaukee County Historical Society, 1999, Print
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