1968 History, Fun Facts, and TriviaIn 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot on a motel balcony in Memphis on April 4. Robert Kennedy was shot in a Los Angeles hotel kitchen on June 5 and died the following day. The Democratic National Convention in Chicago descended into police violence against protesters. Apollo 8 orbited […]
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1965 Trivia, History and Fun FactsQuick Facts from 1965 America-Changing Event: Race riots in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles left 34 people dead, over 1,000 injured, and large sections of the city burned — a shock to a country that preferred to think of racial tension as a Southern problemMust-See Movies: The Sound of
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1950 History, Facts and TriviaQuick Facts from 1950 Influential Songs: Goodnight, Irene by The Weavers with Gordon Jenkins, Daddy’s Little Girl by The Mills Brothers, and Here Comes Peter Cottontail by Gene AutryMost Famous American: John WayneMinimum Wage: 75 cents per hour; Stromberg-Carlson TV: $279.95; Gallon of gas: 18 cents; First-class stamp: 3 centsFederal spending:
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