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Prize-winning musical, opens on Broadway! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_(musical)
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She soars in popularity with five new movies,
including The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve, and attempts
suicide after the death of friend Johnny Hyde who asked to marry her
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The King and I, musical, opens on Broadway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_and_I
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An African-American baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers,
receives the National League's Most Valuable Player award for the second time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Campanella -
Disneyland opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Park_(Anaheim)
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Birth control: In the early 1960s, oral contraceptives, popularly known as
"the pill",
first go on the market and are extremely popular. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_control -
Woodstock: Famous rock and roll festival of 1969 that came to be the epitome of the counterculture movement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_Festival
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Crack cocaine use surged in the mid-to-late 1980s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_cocaine
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Hypodermics on the shore: Medical waste was found washed up on beaches in New Jersey after being illegally dumped at sea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringe_Tide
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Cola wars: Soft drink giants Coke and Pepsi each run marketing campaigns using rock & roll
and popular music stars to reach the young adult demographic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cola_wars
