What Happened in Dec 1949
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Leon Hart Wins Heisman Trophy
Leon Hart, the second lineman to win the Heisman Memorial Trophy was the co-captain of Notre Dame's 1949 National Championship team. Considered by... Read more
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"On The Town" Is Released
On the Town is a 1949 movie musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and Roger Edens and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It is an... Read more
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John Boyd Orr is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, CH, DSO, MC, FRS (23 September 1880 – 25 June 1971), also known as Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a... Read more
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The 'International Stalin Prize for Strengthening Peace Among Peoples' Is Created
In June 1948, however, the leader of the Soviet-Norwegian Friendship Society and Communist Party member, Christian Hilt, wrote a letter to Stalin... Read more