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Events during 1949 - 1989
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1950 Studebaker
Studebaker, a popular car company, begins its financial downfall.
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1950 Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe soars in popularity with five new movies,
including The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve, and attempts suicide after the death of friend Johnny Hyde who asked to marry her several times, but she refused respectfully.
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1952 Polio Vaccine
The vaccine for polio is privately tested by Jonas Salk.
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1955 Einstein Death
Albert Einstein dies on April 18 at the age of 76.
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1955 Peter Pan TV
Peter Pan is broadcast on TV live and in color
from the 1954 version of the stage musical starring
Mary Martin on March 7. Disney released an animated
version the previous year
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1955 Elvis & RCA Records
Elvis Presley signs with RCA Records on November 21,
beginning his pop career.
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1955 Disney Land #1 Park
Disneyland opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park.
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1957
Sputnik becomes the first artificial satellite,
launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, marking
the start of the space race.
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1961 Bob Dylan & Columbia Records
Bob Dylan: After a New York Times review by critic
Robert Shelton, Bob Dylan is signed to Columbia Records
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1963 JFK Assassinated
JFK blown away: President John F.
Kennedy is assassinated on November 22 while riding
in an open convertible through Dallas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination
