Year
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Hint
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Answer
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1969
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This person becomes the first human to walk on the moon
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Neil Armstrong
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1968
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Viet Cong forces launch a major offensive on this Vietnamese holiday
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Tet
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1967
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This rock musical, about a "tribe" of New York hippies, debuts off-Broadway
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Hair
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1966
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This "Revolution" begins, replacing traditional Chinese values with Maoist ones
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Cultural Revolution
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1965
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This black nationalist leader is assassinated in Harlem
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Malcolm X
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1964
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"Mania" ensues as this band visits the U.S.
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The Beatles
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1963
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President Kennedy is assassinated in this American city
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Dallas
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1962
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This actress sings "Happy Birthday” to President Kennedy
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Marilyn Monroe
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1961
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The U.S. sponsors the Bay of Pigs invasion of this country
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Cuba
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1960
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This still-running British soap opera airs for the first time
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Coronation Street
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1959
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This state becomes the 50th in the U.S.
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Hawaii
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1958
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This former general becomes President of France.
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Charles de Gaulle
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1957
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This Russian satellite becomes the first man-made object to orbit Earth
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Sputnik
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1956
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Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of this country.
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Monaco
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1955
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The Soviet Union signs this military agreement with seven Eastern Bloc countries
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Warsaw Pact
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1954
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Bell Labs demonstrates this silicon device; modern computer chips have billions
|
Transistor
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1953
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This Soviet leader dies
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Joseph Stalin
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1952
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Elizabeth II succeeds this king as British monarch
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George VI
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1951
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This television show, starring Lucille Ball, debuts on CBS
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I Love Lucy
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1950
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A major war begins on this Asian peninsula
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Korea
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