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Joel's 40 Years

By NoreenSiddiqui
  • Joe DiMaggio

    Joe DiMaggio

    For More InformationWent to the World Series five times in the 1940s, winning four of them
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    Joel's 40 Years

  • Television

    Television

    For More InformationBecoming widespread (in black and white format) and becomes the most popular means of advertising
  • DisneyLand

    DisneyLand

    For More InformationOpens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park
  • Hula Hoops

    Hula Hoops

    For More InformationReached 100 million in sales as the latest toy fad
  • Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

    For More InformationMade his infamous statement "The chickens have come home to roost" about the Kennedy assassination, thus causing the Nation of Islam to censor him.
  • Moonshot: Apollo 11

    Moonshot: Apollo 11

    For More InformationThe first manned lunar landing, successfully lands on the moon.
  • Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan

    For More InformationPresident of the United States from 1981 to 1989; first attempted in 1976 to run for president
  • Wheel of Fortune

    Wheel of Fortune

    For More InformationA hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983
  • Crack

    Crack

    For More InformationCocaine use surged in the mid-to-late 1980s
  • Rock-and-Roller Cola Wars

    Rock-and-Roller Cola Wars

    For More InformationSoft drink giants Coke and Pepsi each run marketing campaigns using rock & roll and popular music stars to reach the teenage and young adult demographic