'50s History for January 27th
In 1951 the first atmospheric nuclear test, codenamed Able, takes place at the Nevada Test Site. And
in 1958 Soviet and U.S. cultural exchanges are established.
Born on this date - classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756), mathematician/author Lewis Carroll (1832), labor leader Samuel Gompers (1850), musical composer Jerome Kern (1885), U.S. Admiral/nuclear navy advocate Hyman Rickover (1900), publisher William Randolph Hearst Jr. (1908), pianist/orchestra leader Skitch Henderson (1918), record producer Ross Bagdasarian [David Seville] (1919), actress Donna Reed (1921) and actor Troy Donahue (1936).
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