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Kevin McGarry is born
My Grandfather was born a few years before Apollo 11 happened, but sadly not enough that he remembers it and is able to tell me. -
Lady and the Tramp is in theaters
Lady and the Tramp is a Disney movie about the unlikely romance between Lady, a cocker spaniel, and Tramp, a mutt.
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The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a war to prevent the spread of communism through Vietnam, which did not succeed. It is infamous for the protests it caused in the United States against it.
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Heartbreak Hotel is released
Heartbreak Hotel was Elvis Presley's first hit single and made him a household name across America. It was inspired of the suicide of someone jumping out of a hotel window.
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Moves into current house
Kevin still lives at 5241 N 106th St. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ever since he was five years old. -
Starts school
Kevin begins kindergarten at an early start school sometime in August. -
Sputnik is launched
The first artificial satellite, the Russian Sputnik's success initiated the Space Race. It came very close to failure and only remained in orbit for 92 days.
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The Space Race
A continuation of the Cold War between the United States and Russia, the Space Race was an arms race to see who could place things beyond Earth. If you can put a man on the Moon, you can put a nuclear launch site on the Moon.
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John F. Kennedy is assassinated
The 35th president of the U.S., John F. Kennedy, was shot in the head while being driven in his presidential limo through Dealey Plaza in Dalas, Texas.
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First job
At 16, Kevin gets his first job working as a caddie. This was also my dad's first job. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader, is shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis by James Earl Ray.
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Apollo 11 lands on the Moon
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to the Moon and is considered the end of the Space Race, won by the U.S.A. The astronauts returned to Earth eight days after the initial ignition of the Saturn V rocket.
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Sesame Street S01E0001
The educational series Sesame Street, now in its 46th season, plays its first episode on MTV. It introduced five human characters and six new Muppets.
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Starts college
Kevin starts school at UWM. to He only stays for one year, however, before getting a job. -
24th Mersenne Prime is discovered
2^19934-1 is proven to be prime by Bryant Tuckerman.
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First college job
Kevin's first job out of college was an apprenticeship at MPI Graphic, a graphic designer company. He eventually became a full-time employee. -
Meets Joan
Joan Malson and Kevin McGarry are united on this day, and will get married two years later. -
Erin McGarry is born
Erin McGarry, now Erin Huebner, is born. She is known among the nieces and nephews as The Hug Monster. -
Gets maried
Kevin and Joan marry on this day, and still are. They have five children and nine grandchildren. -
Cassidy McGarry is born
Cassidy McGarry is my father and now bald, just like his father, and his father before him, and so on.
