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THE DAY I BECAME ME APRIL 15TH 1960. NEWS EVENTS OF THE DAY. Birth of Prince Philip of Belgium Heir Apparent of King Albert the 2nd of Belgium Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. Son of the Former President Campaigns in Brook County West Virginia for Senator Jack Kennedy
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Paul Novick THE DAY I BECAME ME APRIL 15TH 1960
NEWS EVENTS OF THE DAY • Birth of Prince Philip of Belgium Heir Apparent of King Albert the 2nd of Belgium • Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. Son of the Former President Campaigns in Brook County West Virginia for Senator Jack Kennedy • Martin Luther King holds Press Conference in Raleigh North Carolina • Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organizes at Shaw University
NEWS EVENTS OF THE DAY CONTINUED • The State of California sets aside 775 Acres of Offshore Marine Wilderness • Today is The Day Federal Income Taxes are Due • Today is Good Friday
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY APRIL 15TH • April 15th 1865 President Abraham Lincoln Dies • April 15th 1865 Andrew Johnson Sworn in as 17th President of the United States • April 15th 1912 Titanic Sinks in the Atlantic Ocean • April 15th 1924 Rand McNally Publishes 1st Road Atlas
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY APRIL 15TH • April 15th 1945 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is Laid to Rest in his Hyde Park New York Home • April 15th 1947 Jackie Robinson makes his Major League Debut as the first African American to play in the Major Leagues
MOST POPULAR SONGS OF 1960 • It’s Now or Never- Elvis Presley • Stuck on You- Elvis Presley • Save the Last Dance for Me- Dr. Freer • Are You Lonesome Tonight- Elvis Presley • Theme From a Summer Place- Percy Faith
MOST POPULAR TELEVISION SHOWS 1960 • Gunsmoke • Wagon Train • Have Gun Will Travel • Andy Griffith • The Real Mcoys
WINNERS IN MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS 1960 • World Series- Pittsburgh Pirates Defeat New York Yankees in Game 7 • Boston Celtics Capture N.B.A. Title • Montreal Canadians Capture the Stanley Cup • Arnold Palmer Captures the United States Open in Golf
MOST POPULAR FILMS OF 1960 • Psycho • Spartacus • Exodus • The Alamo • Swiss Family Robinson
UNITED STATES HISTORICAL STATISTICS IN THE YEAR 1960 • United States Population 179, 323,175 • Marriages in the United States 1,523,000 • Divorce Rate in the United States 393,000 • Death Rate in the United States 1,772,000
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