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Etch a Sketch introduced
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First TV Presidential Debate
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The Flintstones Premieres
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Aluminum can used for the first time
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Psycho Film Premieres
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Actor Antonio Banderas born
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Vietnam Protests
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Watts Riots
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First New York Marathon is run in New York
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Barbie Dolls and Hot Wheels Track and Cars Released
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Floppy Disk Invented
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Apollo 13 Mission Launched
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First Earth Day celebrated
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Nixon resigns due to Watergate scandal
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Work begins on Trans Alaskan Oil Pipeline ( 800 miles )
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Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs form Apple Computer
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Rubiks' Cube Released
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Cable News Network (CNN) launches
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John Lennon shot and killed
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Raiders of the Lost Ark Debuts
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AIDS Virus Identified
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The Color Purple Movie Premieres
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First Martin Luther King Day
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Michael Jordan named Rookie of the Year
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Nintendo Entertainment System released
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Coca Cola Introduces New Coke reverts back to Original
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Phantom of the Opera - longest-running musical on Broadway
