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the polio vaccine is invented and the epidemic ends
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This was the first artificial satellite to be launched and started the space race.
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Cuba had missiles installed from the Soviet Union and started a 13 day military stand off. This stand off ended with no missiles being fired.
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John F. Kennedy is shot in Dallas Texas
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They launch and land the first mission to the moon.
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Pong was the first mass produced video game
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bar-coded products began to arrive at stores across America