My year 1949

In terms of notoriety, 1949 lags far behind its predecessor. But this is again one of history's many injustices. It was in 1949 that most of the changes we associate with the rise of communism really began. Let's reflect together on one of the most dramatic years of the last century, the year when the last two Japanese soldiers surrender on the Japanese island of Iwojima, when the Kinter striker outperforms the norm by 547 percent, and when municipal employees refuse to accept tips.