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Elizabeth II becomes Queen
At age 25, Queen Elizabeth II is crowned queen after the death of her father, King George VI.
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Albert Einstein Dies
Albert Einstein, passed away at the age of 76, after having an aortic aneurysm.
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Disneyland Opens
Disneyland opened after many years of planning as Walt Disney’s first theme park.
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Hula Hoop sales Skyrocket
Hula hoops, invented in 1958, skyrocketed in sales as the latest toy fad.
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Birth Control is Released
Birth control was first released and became extremely popular.
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Adolf Eichmann is Killed
Nazi war criminal, Adolf Eichmann, is captured and taken to Israel where he is convicted for crimes against humanity and hung.
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JFK is Assassinated
Shortly after noon, John F. Kennedy was shot and assassinated while riding through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas.
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Woodstock
Woodstock was a famous rock and roll music concert of 1969 and was attended by almost half a million people.
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Sally Ride goes into Space
Astronaut and physicist, Sally Ride is the first American woman in space.
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Rock & Roller Cola Wars
Coke and Pepsi fight in a battle of sales, using marketing campaigns using rock & roll stars (as well as other popular music stars) to get teenagers and young adults interested.
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