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1.
The Beatles played on the Ed Sullivan Show.
In 1964
2.
Star War "A New Hope" premiered in movie theaters.
In 1977
3.
JFK was assasinated.
In 1963
4.
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
In 1986
5.
Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia.
In 1975
6.
Start of Richard Nixon's Presidency.
Started January 20, 1969
7.
The Berlin Wall is built.
In 1961
8.
The Cultural Revolution in China ended.
Lasted from 1966 to 1976
9.
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
In 1985
10.
The Iranian Revolution toppled the Shah and put in a theocratic Islamist government.
In 1979
11.
Alfred Hitchcock passes away.
In 1980
12.
Last time the Yankees baseball team won the world series before the 90s.
Last won in 1978 before winning again in 1996
13.
Pac Man video game first released.
In 1980
14.
Chernobyl nuclear meltdown occurs.
In 1986
15.
The first Apollo moon landing occurred.
In 1969
16.
The Rubik's Cube is invented.
In 1974