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*The Jupiter AM-18 was a rocket that took Able and Miss Baker to the depths of space and successfully brought them back alive
* The purpose of this was to test to see if space travel was safe for humans.
*It affects us today because we know much more about the earth and space because they let us know that if we went into space it is safe.

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was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976.

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Edsel is an automobile marque that was planned, developed, and manufactured by the Ford Motor Company for model years 1958 through 1960

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*Charles Starkweather was a teenage serial killer.

* He and his girlfriend had killed 11 to 15 people. He was captured in 1958 and killed.
*It affects us today because killing happens a lot today but back then it wasn't very common back then.

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-Thalidomide was a over the counter sleeping medication that resulted in severe birth deformities
-Children who were affected by the drug, were born without one or several limbs
- The Children Of Thalidomide remind us that it is important to a have a safe drug testing process in place in order to prevent such tragedies.

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1. 1959, Fidel Castro sworn in as prime Minister of Cuba.
2. Castro took a key role in the Cuban Revolution by leading the Movement in a guerrilla war against Batista's forces from the Sierra Maestra.
3.  Under the rule of Fidel Castro, the nation of Cuba underwent significant economic, political, and social changes.

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1. Wham-O started making Hula Hoops in 1958.
2. Over 100 million Hula Hoops were sold in it's first year of business.
3. Modern day kids still play with Hula Hoops.

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- British-American war drama based off the French novel, Le Pont de la Riviere Kwai.
- The film won seven Academy Awards at the time of its release
- Bridge On the River Kwai is considered by many film critics to be one of the best american films ever made.

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* Buddy Holly is was a famous American musician
*He had been in a Plane crash along with J.P. "The Big Bopper" and   Ritchie Valens and that day is known as the day that music died.
*Buddy Holly's death affects people today today because its makes us remember his music and the day that music died

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1. Former President of France
2. He led the French Resistance against Nazi Germany in WWII.
3. He was known as "the hero who had seen his people through war, and proved to be instrumental in his country's recovery."

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-Sputnik I, was the first ever artificial satellite launched into low earth orbit.
-Sputnik I, acted as the kickoff for the Space Race
-Led to various military, civil, and scientific developments that we can see today.

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novel writer
he wrote the book on the road
he affects us today because of his role in the beat movement

2. Starkwheather
he was a teenage spree killer
he was put in the song because he murdered 11  people in 2 months

3. Ben Hurr
was a movie released in 1959
it was a very expensive to make but also made a lot of money

4. mafia
the mafia was basically in full effect
the mafia was causing a lot of issues during this time

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was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China,

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*Baseball player for the New York Yankees, Played in the outfield
*He had stood as an American icon and got people's minds of nuclear threat and the Cold War
*Mickey Mantle affects us today by being an icon to baseball fans and is still holding many of the MLB records still.

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-Little Rock Central High School acted as the first major test of the Brown V. Board of Education ruling made by the supreme court in 1954, nine black students were met with severe resistance when they attempted to enter the school for the first, so severe that they had to be escorted in by army personnel.
-Little Rock was a major stepping stone in the civil rights movement at the time
-Little Rock is important to us today because it acted as one of the first steps towards a non-segregated american school system and a more racially just nation.

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1. Boris Pasternak was a controversial Russian poet and author.
2. He was important because he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958, but later declined the prize.
3. His novel Dr. Zhivago became an international best seller but circulated in secrecy in Russia despite the opposition.