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http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/richardnixon Richard Nixon is first elected to the United States Senate.
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http://www.biography.com/people/sugar-ray-robinson-9461060Sugar Ray Robinson, a champion welterweight boxer.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisneylandDisneyland opens on July 17, 1955 as Walt Disney's first theme park.
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http://www.mickeymantle.com/ Mickey Mantle is in the middle of his career as a famous New York Yankees outfielder and American League All-Star for the sixth year in a row.
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http://inventors.about.com/od/hstartinventions/a/Hula_Hoop.htm Hula hoops reach 100 million in sales as the latest toy fad
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http://www.thebeatles.com/ British Beatle mania: The Beatles, a British rock group, gain Ringo Starr as drummer and Brian Epstein as manager, and join the EMI's Parlophone label. They soon become the world's most famous rock band, with the word "Beatle mania" adopted by the press for their fans' unprecedented enthusiasm. It also began the British Invasion in the United States.
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http://www.jfklibrary.org/ JFK blown away: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated on November 22 while riding in an open convertible through Dallas.
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http://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/landing-missions/apollo11.cfm Moonshot: Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, successfully lands on the moon.
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http://www.wheeloffortune.com/ A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983.
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http://money.cnn.com/gallery/news/companies/2013/03/21/greatest-business-rivalries.fortune/2.html - Rock-and-roller cola wars: Soft drink giants Coke and Pepsi each run marketing campaigns using rock & roll and popular music stars to reach the teenage and young adult demographic.
