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Doris Day divorces second husband
Doris Day enters the public spotlight with the films My Dream Is Yours and It's a Great Feeling as well as popular songs like "It's Magic"; divorces her second husband in 1949. For more information on Doris Day, click here. -
Television is widespread
Television is becoming widespread (in black and white format) and becomes the most popular means of advertising. For more information on television, click here. -
Marilyn Monroe married Joe DiMaggio
Marilyn Monroe 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 several times, but she refused respectfully. Monroe would later (1954) be married for a brief time to Joe DiMaggio. For more information on Marilyn Monroe, click here. -
Winthrop Rockefeller & his wife Barbara divorce.
Winthrop Rockefeller and his wife Barbara are involved in a highly publicized divorce, culminating in 1954 with a record-breaking $5.5 million settlement in 1953. For more information on Winthrop Rockefeller, click here -
Peter Pan is broadcast on TV
Peter Pan is broadcast on TV live and in color from the 1954 version of the stage musical starring Mary Martin on March 7, 1955. Disney released an animated version the previous year. For more information on Peter Pan, click here. -
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Disneyland opens as Walt Disney's first theme park
Disneyland opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park in 1955. For more information on Disneyland, click here. -
Terror on the airline
Numerous aircraft hijackings took place, specifically, the Palestinian hijack of Air France Flight 139 and the subsequent Operation Entebbe in Uganda. For more information on Operation Entebbe, click here -
Crack cocaine use surged
Crack cocaine use surged in the mid-to-late 1980s. For more information on crack, click here. -
Wheel of Fortune became television's highest rated show
Wheel of Fortune is a hit television game show which has been TV's highest-rated syndicated program since 1983. For more information on the show Wheel of Fortune, click here
