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Communists took control of China after a struggle starting before World War II. Red China entered the Korean War in the 1950s, when it looked like the U.N. forces would defeat Communist North Korea.
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Sugar Ray Robinson was the middle-weight boxing champion of the world. At the time considered pound-for-pound the best boxer ever. He was also highly personable and popular.
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The Suez Crisis boils as Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal on October 29
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James Meredith integrates the University of Mississippi
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Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, successfully lands on the moon
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Numerous aircraft hijackings took place, specifically, the Palestinian hijack of Air France Flight 139 and the subsequent Operation Entebbe in Uganda.
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President of the United States from 1981 to 1989; first attempted in 1976 to run for president.
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A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983
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: On December 22, Mr. Goetz shot four young men who he said were threatening him on a New York City subway. Goetz was charged with attempted murder but was acquitted of the charges, though convicted of carrying an unlicensed gun
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Soft drink giants Coke and Pepsi each run marketing campaigns using rock & roll and popular music stars to reach the young adult demographic.
