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Lewis Moody is a human born in the late months of 1947. The sex at birth is presumed to be male.
What's the history of this record on The Population Project?
This record was created on May 18, 2023 on The Population Project. It was last edited on January 05, 2024.
The Context
What was the context in the United States of America in 1947?
The Truman Doctrine was announced, pledging U.S. support to countries threatened by communism, marking the start of the Cold War's containment policy. The National Security Act of 1947 was enacted, creating the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the National Security Council (NSC), reorganizing the U.S. military and intelligence communities for the Cold War era. Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, a landmark event in the civil rights movement.
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