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    • Aug 15, 1955
    Pete Seeger refuses to name other members of left-wing groups while testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee on Communism in Washington, D.C. Two years later, Seeger's song "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" will become a country hit for Jimmie Rodgers
    Jul 26, 1956
    In a 373-9 vote, the House of Representatives cites eight entertainment figures, including singer/songwriter Pete Seeger, with contempt for alleged communist involvement. A year later, Seeger's "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" becomes a country hit for Jimmie Rodgers
    Aug 23, 1956
    A dozen years after he appeared on the Billboard country charts, Nat "King" Cole addresses the Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace in San Francisco
    Apr 21, 1959
    Bob Atcher is elected mayor of Schaumburg, Illinois
    Dec 5, 1959
    New Orleans mayor Delesseps Morrison and Jimmie Davis finish one-two among 11 Democratic candidates for governor of Louisiana. They're rematched in a runoff primary election five weeks later
    Jan 2, 1960
    John F. Kennedy announces his candidacy for president. Barely two years later, he is celebrated by Jimmy Dean in "P.T. 109"
    Jan 9, 1960
    Jimmie Davis wins a runoff election, earning the Democratic party's nomination for governor of Louisiana
    Jan 13, 1960
    Jimmie Davis reverses plans to guest on a February edition of "The Ed Sullivan Show" on CBS. Intending to run for governor of Louisiana, an appearance would have likely required his rival receive equal broadcast time
    Jan 30, 1960
    Elton Britt is one of two presidential candidates removed from New Hampshire's primary ballot for including the signatures of deceased people on his petition to run
    Mar 4, 1960
    Tennessee senator Estes Kefauver honors Elvis Presley's Army service in the Congressional Record, saying "this young American became just another G.I. Joe"



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