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    Billy Joel

  • South Pacific, the prize-winning musical, opens on Broadway

    South Pacific, the prize-winning musical, opens on Broadway
  • Disneyland opens becoming Walt Disney's 1st theme park

    Disneyland opens becoming Walt Disney's 1st theme park
  • Elvis Presley signs to RCA records beginnign his pop career

    Elvis Presley signs to RCA records beginnign his pop career
  • Grace Kelly releases her last film High Society

    Grace Kelly releases her last film High Society
  • Hula Hoops reach 100 million sales

    Hula Hoops reach 100 million sales
  • John F. Kennedy beats Richard Nixon in the November 8 general election

    John F. Kennedy beats Richard Nixon in the November 8 general election
  • Oral contraceptives, popularly known as "the pill", first go on the market and are extremely popular

     Oral contraceptives, popularly known as "the pill", first go on the market and are extremely popular
  • The Ramones form, with the Sex Pistols following in 1974, bringing in the punk era.

     The Ramones form, with the Sex Pistols following in 1974, bringing in the punk era.
  • Crack cocaine use surged in the mid-to-late 1980s

    Crack cocaine use surged in the mid-to-late 1980s
  • Ozzy Osbourne and the bands Judas Priest and Metallica were brought to court by parents who accused the musicians of hiding subliminal pro-suicide messages in their music.

    Ozzy Osbourne and the bands Judas Priest and Metallica were brought to court by parents who accused the musicians of hiding subliminal pro-suicide messages in their music.