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REMEMBER WHEN

MOVIE FAVORITES MUSIC FAVORITES

THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (ACADEMY AWARD WINNER) , NOTORIOUS, MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, SONG OF THE SOUTH, THE BIG SLEEP & IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

THE OLD LAMPLIGHTER (SAMMY KAYE) , OLE BUTTERMILK SKY (KAY KYSER) , PERSONALITY (JOHNNY MERCER) , RUMORS ARE FLYING (FRANKIE CARLE) , PRISONER OF LOVE (PERRY COMO) , SURRENDER (PERRY COMO) , SYMPHONY (FREDDY MARTIN) , TO EACH HIS OWN (INK SPOTS) , THE GYPSY (DINAH SHORE) , I’M A BIG GIRL NOW (SAMMY KAYE) PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: HARRY TRUMAN PULITZER PRIZE WINNER: A PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION WAS NOT AWARDED IN 1946. NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS: EMILY GREENE BALCH AND JOHN RALEIGH MOTT MISS AMERICA: MARILYN BUFERD (LOS ANGELES, CA) SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: SAM T. RAYBURN (D) LIFE EXPECTANCY: 62.9 YEARS

INTERESTING FACTS

CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER: WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE KING THERE WAS NO VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1946.

COST OF LIVING

NEW HOUSE: $5,600 AVERAGE INCOME: $2,500 PER YEAR NEW CAR: $1,125 AVERAGE RENT: $65 PER MONTH TUITION TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY: $420 PER YEAR MOVIE TICKET: 55¢ EACH GASOLINE: 15¢ PER GALLON FIRST-CLASS POSTAGE STAMP: 3¢ EACH

APR.

JUN.

FEB.

THE U.S. NAVY REVEALS THE 8,000-HORSE POWER ROCKET ENGINE.

ROAD TO UTOPIA PREMIERES IN NYC; IT STARS BOB HOPE AND BING CROSBY.

THE CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP ACT IS ENACTED; IT WILL TAKE EFFECT NEXT YEAR.

JAN.

MAR.

MAY

THE FIRST RADAR CONTACT WITH THE MOON IS MADE BY THE U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS.

THE FIRST AMERICAN-BUILT ROCKET LEAVING EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE REACHES AN ALTITUDE OF 50 MILES.

FIVE DIE IN A TWO-DAY RIOT AT ALCATRAZ PRISON IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY.