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In August, 1955 Sylvia Oleszek was born in Tampa Florida.
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On December 1st 1955 seamstress Rosa Parks, refuses to give up her seat to a white passenger. Resulting in Rosa getting arrested and fined. Four days later on December 5, 1955 the bus boycott started as a demonstration against segregation.
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Wham-O a toy company produces the first Frisbee. Intrigued by this new plastic flying disc the sales began to soar. The Wham-O company soon produces the Hula-Hoop, the Super Ball and the Water Wiggle with Millions of fans all over the world.
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On September 4th 1959 Sylvia Oleszek had her first day of school.
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The Explorer VI, a U.S satellite was the first satellite to take pictures of the earth.
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Four black students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College start a sit-in at Woolworths segregated lunch counter. Eight months later seventy-thousand students caused a national campaign.
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Sylvia Oleszek graduated elementary school.
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The Apollo 11 mission was the first man-made mission, with three crew members aboard. The three men aboard where Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. When the spacecraft landed Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. During the mission Neil Armstrong said a quote that he is famous for "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind".
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Sylvia Oleszek started her first day of high school.
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On the first earth day millions of Americans participated in anti-pollution demonstrations. To participate many Americans would ride the bus and walk to work to help with the pollution.
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Nixon took his first trip of the U.S. President to Moscow. The week of discussions led to a strategic arms pact called SALT. That would soon be signed by Nixon and Premier Leonid Brezhnev on May 26.On July 8, the White House would announce the sale of American wheat to the Soviet Union.
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Sylvia Oleszek graduated from high school a year early.
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There was a break-in by five men at the Democratic National Committee at the watergate office complex. The burglars where caught and the scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by members of the Nixon administration. Which soon led to the resignation of Nixon.
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Sylvia Oleszek was married to Michael Oleszek.
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Sylvia Oleszek's first child was born naming him Michael. The same name as his father.
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The oil imports from Arab are banned from the United States after the start of the Arab-Israeli war. Which soon creates the 1973 energy crisis. The imports would not resume until March 18, 1974.
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Sylvia Oleszek's second child was born naming him David.
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Communist forces complete their takeover of South Vietnam. Forcing the surrender of South Vietnam and evacuation from Saigon of civilians from the United States.
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Sylvia Oleszek's third child was born naming him bobby.
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The Camp David Peace Agreement was formulated between Israel and Egypt. The agreement was twelve days of secret negotiations at the Camp David retreat. The signing of the agreement was witnessed by President Jimmy Carter.
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Sylvia Oleszek's fourth child was born naming her Sabrina.
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The opening of the ceremonies where held in Lake Placid, New York. Some of the most breathtaking moments where when the U.S. amateur ice hockey players defeated the vaunted Soviet Union professional all-star team. Another thrilling moment was when Eric Heiden, won all five speed skating medals from the sprint at 500 meters to the marathon 10,000 meter event.
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The first version of the Windows operating system for computers was released.
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U.S. President Bill Clinton invokes emergency powers to extend a $20 billion loan to Mexico to avert a financial disaster.
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Sylvia Oleszek adopted a little girl named Victoria .
