The communist bloc consisted of the 8 members of the Warsaw Pact

1. The communist bloc consisted of the 8 members of the Warsaw Pact, which was a mutual defense treaty of cooperation between the members, signed in Warsaw, Poland.
The members consisted of:
-People's Republic of Albania
-People's Republic of Bulgaria
-Czechoslovak Republic
-German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
-People's Republic of Hungary
-People's Republic of Poland
-People's Republic of Romania
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Roy "Campy" Campanella, was a catcher in the Negro Leagues and one of the first black baseball players that played in the Majors

1. Roy "Campy" Campanella, was a catcher in the Negro Leagues and one of the first black baseball players that played in the Majors, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He won 3 MVP awards in 1951, 53, and 55 seasons.

The original Standard Oil Company consisted of today's ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and considerable portion of BP

1. The word Führer means leader in German.
2. Winthrop Rockefeller is a third generation Rockefeller, the founders of the Standard Oil Company. Winthrop Rockefeller was the Republican Governor of Arkansas. In 1954 he divorced his first vife, Jievute Paulekiute Sears, (Barbara "Bobo" Paul Sears (a.k.a. Eva Paul)), resulting in a settlement of $5.5 million.
3. The Standard Oil Company, after a forced break-up because of monopoly charges, consisted of today's ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and a considerable portion of BP (British Petroleum), the fourth largest company in the world.

Prokofiev, a Russian composer, dies on March 5, 1953

1. Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev, a Russian composer, dies on March 5, 1953.

Nasser was the second president of Egypt starting in 1954 until his death in 1970

1. Gamal Abdel Nasser was the second president of Egypt starting in 1954 until his death in 1970.

Malenkov was the successor of Stalin

1. Lemma is a proven statement used as a stepping-stone toward the proof of another statement
2. Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov was part of the Communist party in Soviet Union and became the leader of the Soviet Union following Stalin's death for a brief time.

Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953 from a stroke

1. Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin died on 5 March 1953. The official cause of death is listed as stroke; however, many maintain to this day that he was poisoned.

George Santayana, a Spanish-American philosopher, died on September 26, 1952, in Rome

1. George Santayana, a Spanish-American philosopher, died on September 26, 1952, in Rome. He is best known for the words: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
2. The Scottish Rite is one of several Rites of the worldwide fraternity known as Freemasonry.

During the 1950's-1970's Liberace was the highest paid entertainer int he world

1. During the 1950's-1970's Wladziu Valentino Liberace was the highest paid entertainer in the world, making over $1,000,000 a year just from public appearances.

Rocky Marciano became the world heavyweight champion on September 23, 1952

1. Rocky Marciano beat Jersey Joe Walcott by a knockout in the 13th round on September 23, 1952 to become the world heavyweight champion.