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an aggressive radio and newspaper journalist credited with inventing the gossip column
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becoming widespread (black and white format) amd becomes the most popular means of advertisements
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is broadcast on TV live and in color
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opens on July 17 as Walt Disney's first theme park
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the best-selling novel by Grace Metalious
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becomes first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, marking the start of the space race
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reached 100 million in sales as the latest fad
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commited suicide on July 2nd after a long battle of depression
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president John F. Kennedy is assassinated on November 22nd while riding in an open convertible through
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Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, successfully lands on the moon
