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cuban missile crisis
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First NFL Superbowl
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US athlete Bob Beamon sets a world long-jump record of 8.9 metres that will stand for 23 years
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British racing driver Jim Clark is killed in an accident on the Hockenheim circuit, while leading in the world championship
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woodstock
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First man on the moon
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Joe Frazier becomes the first boxer to beat Muhammad Ali in a professional fight, at New York's Madison Square Gardens
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US swimmer Mark Spitz wins seven gold medals in the Munich Olympics
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US tennis player Chris Evert wins the first of three victories at Wimbledon and of seven in the French Open
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Muhammad Ali regains the world heavyweight title, beating George Foreman in Zaire in a fight that becomes known as the Rumble in the Jungle
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Austrian racing driver Niki Lauda wins the first of three Formula One world championship titles
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vietnam war ended
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star wars- a new hope
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Muhammad Ali is the first boxer to become world heavyweight champion three times, defeating Leon Spinks in a return match a year after losing the title
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US basketball champion Magic Johnson begins 12 years with the Los Angeles Lakers
