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Billy Joel was born May, 9 1949.
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England's got a new queen: Queen Elizabeth II succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realms upon the death of her father, George VI, and is crowned the next year.
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Albert Einstine dies on April 18, at the age of 76
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- Elvis Presley signs with RCA Records on November 21, beginning his pop career.
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- 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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Space Monkey: Able and Miss Baker return to Earth from space aboard the flight Jupiter AM-18.
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Hula hoops reach 100 million in sales as the latest toy fad.
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- Moonshot: Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, Successfully lands on the moon.
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A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983.
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- 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.