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1945-1955
- World War 2 ends
- Demonstration of first full-colour television
- South Asia achieves independence
- DNA discovered
- Elvis records at Sun Studios, 1953-4
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1955-1965
- Disneyland Theme Park opens
- First Barbie doll launched
- The beginning of the Vietnam War
- End of the Chinese Great Leap forward
- First human space flight
- Production of first videogame, Spacewar
- The first James Bond movie, Dr. No
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1965-1975
- Original series of Star Trek broadcast
- Rolling Stone magazine founded
- Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
- Phillips releases the first VCR format recorder
- First Starbucks opens in Seattle
- Invention of the microchip
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1975-1985
- Jaws the “first blockbuster”, released
- First computer for personal home use enters the market
- First commercial cell phones go on sale in Tokyo
- Release of Michael Jackson’s Thriller
- The first Compact Discs (CDs)
- McDonald’s introduces the McNugget
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1985-1995
- Nintendo Entertainment System released in the United States
- Chernobyl nuclear disaster
- Formation of FOX broadcasting
- Publication of the first book in the Where’s Wally? series
- First episode of The Simpsons
- Release of Jurassic Park
- Internet radio stations launched;
- First World Wide Web browser, Mosaic, released
- Launch of Amazon.com
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2005-2015
- Last VCR only player produced
- Barack Obama became the first Black man nominated to run for president.and went on to win the presidency becoming the first Black President of the US in the 232-year History.
- Pluto Is No Longer A Planet
- Avatar movie relased
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1995-2005
- Disney releases The Lion King
- Hotmail, the most popular early web based email,
- DVD video format introduced
- Britney Spears releases her debut album, Baby One More Time
- The Matrix released;
- iPod and iTunes launched
- War against Iraq begins