events By breeeeeeeeeelin Nov 4, 1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower is first elected as U.S. president, winning by a landslide margin of 442 to 89 electoral votes. click here for more info May 20, 1954 "Rock Around the Clock" is a hit single released by Bill Haley & His Comets in May, spurring worldwide interest in rock and roll music click here for more info Apr 18, 1955 Alber Einstien dies on April 18 at the age of 76 click here for more info Jul 17, 1955 Disneyland opens on July 17, 1955 as Walt Disney's first theme park click here for more info Nov 21, 1955 Elvis Presley signs with RCA Records on November 21, beginning his pop career click here for more info May 20, 1958 Hula hoops reach 100 million in sales as the latest toy fad click here for more info Nov 8, 1960 John F. Kennedy beats Richard Nixon in the November 8 general election. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1960 Aug 13, 1961 Berlin is separated into West Berlin and East Berlin, and from the rest of East Germany, when the Berlin Wall is erected on August 13 to prevent citizens escaping to the West. click here for more info Aug 19, 1980 Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States in 1980, but he first attempted to run for the position in 1976. click here for more info Jan 13, 1983 Wheel of Fortune: A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_of_Fortune_(U.S._game_show)
