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Seises the American Consul
The United States recalls all consular officialsfrom China after the seizure of the American consul general in Peking -
Brink's Robbery
Brink's robbery in Boston; almost $3 million stolen -
Hydrogen bomb
Truman orders development of hydrogen bomb -
CHaing Kai-shek re-elected
On Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek is re-elected president of what he still calls the Republic of China -
Treaty
The Soviet Union and People's Republic of China sign a treaty of mutual defense. -
Kim II Sung is in Soviet Union
North Korea's Kim Il Sung has spent almost all of April in the Soviet Union. -
Postwar Baby Boom
The babyboom starts every one starts having children -
First organ transplant
First kidney transplant -
Korean War
Cold war conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces on Korean Peninsula. North Korean communists invade South Korea -
Assassination Attempt
Assassination attempt on President Truman by Puerto Rican nationalists
