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Liberace
known as Liberace, was an American pianist and vocalist. A popular 1950s television show for his musical entertainment -
Television
Television is becoming widespread (in black and white format) and becomes the most popular means of advertising -
Communist Bloc
a group of communist nations dominated by the Soviet Union at this time. It is probably a reference to the Uprising of 1953 in East Germany. -
The Mafia
The Mafia is the center of attention for the FBI and public attention builds to this organized crime society with a historically Sicilian-American origin. -
Moonshot
Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, successfully lands on the moon. -
Woodstock
Famous rock and roll festival of 1969 that came to be the epitome of the counterculture movement. -
Pope Paul VI
Cardinal Giovanni Montini is elected to the papacy and takes the papal name of Paul VI. -
Wheel of Fortune
A hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983. -
Chinas under martial law
China declares martial law, enabling them to use force of arms against protesting students to end the Tiananmen Square protests.
