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Disneyland opens
Disneyland opens as Walt Disney's first theme park.
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley begins pop career.
<ahttp://www.elvis.com/about-the-king/biography_.aspx</a>
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Hula hoops
Hula hoops reach 100 million in sales.
<a >http://inventors.about.com/od/hstartinventions/a/Hula_Hoop.htm</a> -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy beats Richard Nixon in the November 8 general election.
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Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway commits suicide on July 2 after a long battle with depression.
http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/07/04/specials/hemingway-obit.html -
Apollo 11
Moonshot: Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, successfully lands on the moon.
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Ronald Reagan
<a href='http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/History/presidents/Presidents_40_Reagan.htm'
Ronald Reagan: President of the United States from 1981 to 1989; first attempted in 1976 to run for president. -
Wheel of Fortune
http://www.wheeloffortune.com/showguide/historyandfunfacts/</a>
Wheel of Fortune: A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983.