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The Minimum wage increases from 75 cents an hour to 1 dollar an hour.
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Disneyland in California opens up in California, it remains to this day one of the best amusement parks in the world.
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This act gave the government the ability to build large scale highways to provide easier transportation.
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The Russian launch of Sputnik starts the great space race.
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Fidel Castro takes control over Cuba and cuts ties with trade with the US
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Alaska and Hawaii become states and both contribute largely to the economy.
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John F. Kennedy is assassinated
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Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated and even in death continues his fight for Black Rights.
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The 26th Amendment passes granting 18-year-olds to vote
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Bill Gates creates Microsoft