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Fort Worth newspaper ads and articles from 1955

The Year Was 1955: Doughboys, Flyboys, and a Bundle of Joy

The year was 1955. The world population was 2.7 billion (7 billion and counting today). The Pentagon announced plans to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles armed with nuclear weapons. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the first U.S. advisors to South Vietnam. … Continue reading

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