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Highlights

• President: Dwight Eisenhower
  Vice President: Richard Nixon
• Headlines
  • January 20th - Dwight Eisenhower inaugurated as the President of the United States
  • March 5th - Joseph Stalin dies, Malenkov becomes Soviet premier
  • May 29th - Edmund Hillary reaches the top of Mount Everest
  • June 19th - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in Sing Sing prison
  • James Watson and Francis Crick publish their discovery of the molecular model of DNA
• Top 10 Songs
  1. Song From Moulin Rouge - Percy Faith
  2. Vaya Con Dios - Les Paul & Mary Ford
  3. Doggie In The Window - Patti Page
  4. I'm Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher
  5. You, You, You - Ames Brothers
  6. Till I Waltz Again With You - Teresa Brewer
  7. April In PortugalLes Baxter
  8. No Other Love - Perry Como
  9. Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Perry Como
  10. I Believe - Frankie Laine
• Average Prices
  • House $17,400.00
  • Car $1,850.00
  • Milk $.94
  • Gas $.22
  • Bread $.16
  • Postage Stamp $0.03
  • Avg Income $4,011.00
• Academy Award Winners
• Best Picture: From Here To Eternity Directed By Fred Zinnemann
• Best Actor: William Holden - Stalag 17
• Best Actress: Audrey Hepburn - Roman Holiday
• Sports Headlines
  • Braves baseball team moves from Boston to Milwaukee
  • Yankees with 5th World Series in a row after defeating Dodgers
  • Bill Vukovich wins the Indy 500
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