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 Harry Truman
Harry Truman was the 33rd president of the
United States from 1945-53. Once he took the
office, he dropped the atomic bomb on Japan.
This caused Japans leader to surrender in
WWII. It brought along massive changes. Japan
was left in pieces and V-J day was created.

Billy Joel included him in the song because he

was the leader know for dropping the bomb.

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 Doris Day
Doris Day is a famous movie actor, singer,
dancer, and animal right activist.
Most of the movies she starred in were in the
1950s.
Doris Day helped shape and change the
American culture by producing TV shows and
movies that Americans enjoyed during the
Cold War period.
Billy Joel Mentioned her to explain some of
the 1950s culture during the war.

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 Red China
Red China was the area the controlled by
communist during the Cold War. It was
separated from the Republic of China in
the late 1970s. Red China was seen as
the main enemy in the West. Communist
China was led by Mao Zedong. They later
pushed the Nationalists back into Taiwan.
I think Billy Joel Mention this in the song
to emphasize the enemies and
communists in the Cold War.

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 Johnny Ray
Johnny Ray is sometimes credited for being the father of rock n roll. He was a
popular singer and song writer of the 1950s. He influenced Elvis in some of his
songs. He changed the way most music was produced with using a fairly new
genre of music called rock n roll. Like Doris Day, he molded the culture of the
1950s and America.

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 South Pacific
South Pacific is a 1949 musical and was later made into a film in 1958. It is about a
nurse during WWII that falls in love with a secretive Frenchman who is on a
dangerous mission. It was the second longest Broadway musical. It was also
considered the greatest musical of the twentieth century. This also helped mold
the culture during the Cold War period. Billy Joel mentioned this in his song to
show some aspect of the culture.

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 Walter Winchell
Walter Winchell was a actor and a writer. He was the most popular in the 1950s.
Winchell is mostly known for The Untouchables. He was famous for attempting
to destroy political careers. Winchell gossiped on the new and on the radio. Billy
Joel mentioned him in the song because of his famous gossiping and widely know
movies and TV shows in the 1950s

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 Joe Dimaggio
Joe Dimaggio was an elite baseball player from 1935-1951. He succeeded
superstars such as Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle. He hit 56 games in a row and was
what some call the best player of all time Dimaggio changed the way America
viewed baseball. He broke many records and proved himself to the baseball world.
He played his entire career in the Yankee Stadium. Billy Joel mentioned him in the
song to emphasize the sporting world of the 1950s.

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