Billy Joel's Lifetime Events

Marilyn Monroe

Jan 1, 1950

Marilyn Monroe soars in popularity with five new movies.
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Death of Albert Einstein

Apr 18, 1955

Einstein died at the age of 76 in Princeton, New Jersey.
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Disneyland

Jul 17, 1955

Disneyland opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park.
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Dodgers win the World Series

Oct 4, 1955

The Brooklyn Dodgers played against the New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series and won.
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Elvis Presley

Nov 21, 1955

Elvis Presley signs with RCA Records on November 21, beginning his pop career.
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Montgomery Bus Boycott

Dec 1, 1955

Alabama is the site of the Montgomery Bus Boycott which ultimately led to the removal of the last race laws in the USA. Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr figure prominently.
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Space Race

Oct 4, 1957

Sputnik becomes the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, marking the start of the space race.
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John F. Kennedy Assassination

Nov 22, 1963

President John F. Kennedy is assassinated on November 22 while riding in an open convertible through Dallas.
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Lunar Landing

Jul 20, 1969

Apollo 11 landed the first humans on the moon.
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Wheel of Fortune

Jan 6, 1975

Wheel of Fortune is a hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983.
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