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Red China
Want more information vist her.The Communist Party of China wins the Chinese Civil War, establishing the People's Republic of China. -
North Korea and South Korea War
North Korea and South Korea declare war after Northern forces stream south on June 25. -
Rocky Marciano
: Heavyweight Champion: defeats Jersey Joe Walcott, becoming the world best heavyweight champion. -
Rock Around the Clock
is a hit single released by Bill Haley & His Comets in May, spurring worldwide interest in rock and roll music. -
DisneyLand Opens
Want more information vist here.Disneyland opens as Walt Disney's first theme park. -
Little Rock
Arkansas is the site of an anti-integration standoff, as Governor Orval Faubus stops the Little Rock Nine from attending Little Rock Central High School and President Dwight D. Eisenhower deploys the 101st Airborne Division to counteract him. -
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly dies in a plane crash on February 3 with Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, in a day that had a devastating impact on the country and youth culture. -
Richard Nixon back again?
Want more information vist here. Former Vice President Nixon is elected President in 1968-1969. -
Moonshot
Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, successfully lands on the moon. -
Heavy Metal Suicide
In the 1980s Ozzy Osbourne and the bands Judas Priest and Metallica were brought to court by parents who accused the musicians of hiding subliminal pro-suicide messages in their music.
