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  NCAA was formed to govern collegiate atheletes
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  Charlie Chaplin signed with Essanay for $1,240 a week to make 14 films
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  Lou Gehrig appeared on a Wheaties box
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  All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed due to many Major League Baseball players serving in WWII.
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  lucille ball won best comedienne
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  Opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California
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  Phil Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports.
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  The Beatles split up
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  Developed Disney World in Orlando, Florida
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  the name is changed to Nike.
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  Rich Foods pays $60,000/year for the naming rights to the Buffalo Bills football stadium
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  John lennon from The Beatles was murdered
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  The US boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow
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  Oprah launched The Oprah Winfrey Show