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The Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series once, in **1955**. They defeated the New York Yankees in seven games to claim their first and only championship while based in Brooklyn. This victory was particularly significant as it came after several previous losses to the Yankees in the World Series during…

On May 7, 1954, the French-held garrison at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam fell after a four month siege led by Vietnamese nationalist Ho Chi Minh. After the fall of Dien Bien Phu, the French pulled out of the region. Concerned about regional instability, the United States became increasingly committed…

Before the 1950s California had no professional baseball teams. That was about to change, and New York and California would both be changed along with it.