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Alaska and Hawaii become the 49th
and 50th states.
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Fidel Castro becomes leader of Cuba after a long struggle with existing
government.
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Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens die in a
tragic plane crash while en-route to a concert.
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Cadillac utilizes the largest fins in history.
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The
first Daytona 500 is run at the new Daytona International Speedway.
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86%
of U.S. households have television sets.
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Cape Canaveral -- The United States successfully test-fires a
Titan intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time.
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Sleeping Beauty was released.
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This is the year Barbie was invented.
