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Date |
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1 | 1955 | - 1955—1975: The Vietnam War
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2 | 1969 | - 20 Jul 1969—20 Jul 1969: Apollo 11, the first human spaceflight lands on the Moon
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3 | 1971 | - 1971—1971: The Intel 4004 was a 4-bit central processing unit (CPU) released by Intel Corporation
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4 | 1974 | - 1974—1974: President Richard Nixon resigns as President
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5 | 1980 | - 1980—1980: Famous former Beatles musician John Lennon was assassinated
- 18 May 1980—18 May 1980: Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington
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6 | 1986 | - 1986—1986: The United States launched an aerial bombardment of Libya
- 1986—1986: The space shuttle Challenger disintegrates
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