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50 Classics Launched in

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The 50 Star US Flag

The 50 star US Flag debuted in Philadelphia, more than 10 months after the admission of Hawaii as the 50th state.

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Weather SatellitesTIROS I was the first successful weather satellite and the first of a series of Television Infrared Observation Satellites.

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The Flintstones

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Aretha Franklin’s Recording CareerAretha Franklin records four demos in New York City in August 1960. This was the beginning of her recording career with Columbia Records.

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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

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The Civil Rights Act of 1960

President Dwight Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960, overcoming 125-hour, around-the-clock filibuster by 18 Senate Democrats.

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Family Circus

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The I Hate to Cook Book by Peg Bracken

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FDA Approves the Birth Control Pill

Oral contraceptives were approved by the FDA in May of 1960.

Margaret Sanger celebrated with champagne alone and at home.

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Playboy Clubs

Hugh Hefner opened his first Playboy Club in Chicago on February 29, 1960.

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Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller Psycho opened to mixed reviews though eventually received four Academy Award nominations.

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Female Prime Ministers

Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) becomes the world’s first female Prime Minister.

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The Musical Adaptation of Oliver!Oliver!, the musical based on Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, premiers in the West End in London.

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Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies

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Aluminum CansAluminum cans were first used commercially for food and beverages.

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Domino’s PizzaDomino's started out small - with just one store in 1960.

Today, there are more than 8,000 stores - including more than 3,000 outside the United States.

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DoleThe Hawaiian Pineapple Company changes its name to Dole.

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Frozen Bagels

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Granny Smith Apples come to US

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Motown RecordsBerry Gordy, Jr. incorporates his company as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit on April 14, 1960.

Motown Records makes its first splash with "Shop Around" a #1 R&B hit by The Miracles.

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My Three Sons

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Jane Goodall’s Chimp ResearchJane Goodall, noted chimpanzee researcher, makes her first trip to Gombe in Africa.

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The Wilderness Letterby Wallace Stegner

…Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed;

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Clean Water ActThe first Clean Water Act passes US Congress

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OPECThe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Founded by:

Venezuela

Saudi Arabia

Iran

Iraq

Kuwait

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France Tests Her First Atomic Bomb

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The Peace CorpsWhile addressing students at the University of Michigan, Kennedy challenges students to give 2-years of service in the developing world.

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Underwater CircumnavigationThe nuclear submarine USS Triton completes the first underwater circumnavigation of the Earth on May 10

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The Laser

Arthur Leonard Schawlow & Charles Townes receive the first patent for a laser on March 22.

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The IRA vs. the BritishThe Irish Republican Army (IRA) starts its fight against the British.

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Aswan DamConstruction of the Aswan Dam begins in Egypt on January 9.

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Etch-a-Sketch

Ohio Art began production of the Etch-a-Sketch on July 12, 1960.

In response to enormous response, they keep their plant until noon on Christmas Day.

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Cassius ClayCassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight in Louisville, Kentucky on October 29.

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Hollywood Walk of Fame

The original construction of the Walk of Fame had 2,500 blank stars.

Joanne Woodward receives the first star on the Walk of Fame on February 9.

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The FantasticksThe Fantasticks begins its 42-year run in New York City’s Sullivan Street Playhouse on May 3.

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The Paralympic Games

The first official Paralympic Games is held in Rome with 400 wheelchair athletes from 23 countries.

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The BeatlesThe newly named Beatles begin a 48-night residency at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany on August 17.

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The Ford FalconThe Ford Motor Company begins production of the Ford Falcon. manufactured in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico and the USA until 1970.

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Televised Presidential DebatesThe first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy in Chicago on September 26.

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Xerox Copy Machine

Xerox introduces the first Commercial Document Reproduction Machine.

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The Answering Machine

Dr Kazuo Hashimoto invents the Ansafone sold in the USA as a Automatic Telephone Answering Machine.

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The Tesla

The tesla is used in defining the wireless transfer of energy.

It is named in honor of the Yugoslavian-American inventor, physicist, and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla.

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Bernie Madoff’s Career

Bernie Madoff starts his business with $5,000 saved from odd jobs, including lifeguarding and sprinkler installations.

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Herman Miller Furniture

The Herman Miller Furniture Company incorporates as Herman Miller, Inc.

Ray Eames designs a new kind of occasional piece for the lobby of the Time-Life Building in New York.

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The Game of LifeThe Game of Life is released to celebrate the one hundredth year anniversary of Milton Bradley.

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Created by Meredith Emmett in honor of all her classic friends born in 1960.

With a little help from tools not even imagined in 1960 such as Google, Wikepedia, and numerous blogs.

To the next 50 years!