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Click here for more infoRichard Nixon was first elected to the United States senate.
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Albert Einstien dies at age 76.
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Disney Land opens on July 17, as Walt Disney's first theme park
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Elvis Sings with RCA records on Novemeber 21, begining his pop career.
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Chubby Checker popularizes the dance "The Twist" with his song of the same name.
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The failed attempt by United States- trained Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro
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John F. Kennedy, president is assassinated on November 22 while riding in an open convertible through Dallas.
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In the early 1960's oral contraceptives, popularly known as "the pill," first go on the market and are extremely popular.
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The Ramones form, with the Sex Pistols following in 1975, bringing the Punk Era.
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A hit televison game show which has been TV's highest rated syndicated program since 1983
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Crack Cocaine was used in the mid- to- late 1980's
