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Jan 20, 1949
Songwriter Fred Kirby, author of The Buchanan Brothers' hit "Atomic Power," rides in the inaugural parade for president Harry Truman in Washington, D.C.
Sep 4, 1949
"If I Had A Hammer" songwriter Pete Seeger's car is attacked by rioters during a Ku Klux Klan-led anti-Communist demonstration in Peekskill, New York. Seeger's wife and three-year-old son are injured by shattered glass
Jun 22, 1950
"Red Channels," a pamphlet linking entertainment figures to Communism, is published. Among the 151 people cited are Burl Ives, Pete Seeger, Leonard Bernstein, Josh White and songwriter E.Y. Harburg
Feb 6, 1952
Pete Seeger is branded a member of the Communist party when actor Harvey Matusow testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee in Washington, D.C. Seeger will net country hits as a songwriter of "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and "Gotta Travel On"
May 20, 1952
Burl Ives voluntarily testifies before a congressional subcommittee in Washington, D.C., as the entertainment industry comes under political scrutiny for Communist ties. Ives denies any connection to the party
Nov 3, 1952
On the eve of the American presidential election, Roy Acuff leads a campaign rally for the Dwight Eisenhower/Richard Nixon Republican ticket at the Tennessee state capitol in Nashville
Nov 3, 1952
Roy Acuff and Eddy Arnold host the first live telecast from Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The half-hour "Celebrities For Eisenhower," financed by the Republican party, airs in five Southern states
Nov 4, 1952
Dwight Eisenhower defeats Adlai Stevenson for president while singer/songwriter Stuart Hamblen, running on the Prohibition ticket, finishes fourth. Because of Stevenson's loss, Ernest Tubb loses $200 in a bet with Eddy Arnold
Jan 19, 1953
Dorothy Shay, the Park Avenue Hillbilly, appears at one of Dwight Eisenhower's inaugural balls in Washington, D.C. Sid Caesar, Fred Waring and Abbott & Costello also perform for an audience that includes vice president Richard Nixon
Nov 10, 1954
The Iwo Jima Memorial, the world's largest bronze statue, is dedicated in Washington, D.C. Attending is Ira Hayes, one of the flagbearers depicted in the monument. Hayes will die two months later, inspiring the Johnny Cash hit "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes"
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