Share This Article 1. This Hollywood star helped write the 1945 Potsdam Declaration which set the terms for the Japanese surrender. Douglas Fairbank, Jr. Clark Gable Errol Flynn Hedy Lamar 2. Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, the classic “Beat” novel, was published in this year. 1947 1957 1958 1962 3. During the Civil War the Union purchased this many horses. 250,000 500,000 650,000 1,000,000 Loading …