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WHAT A YEAR IT WAS! 1959
is a nostalgic,
informative,
entertaining, sometimes
tongue-in-cheek look
back at the headline
news and human interest
events that shaped the
fabric of our lives.
Vice President Richard
Nixon and Nikita
Khrushchev engage in
their kitchen debate in
Moscow, Cuba's rebel
leader Fidel Castro
overthrows Batista, the
Soviet's Luna II hits
the moon and the U.S.
chooses its first
astronauts. America
mourns the passing of
George C. Marshall,
Alaska and Hawaii are
the 49th and 50th states
and CandyGrams sweeten
events. "The Diary Of
Anne Frank" and "Pillow
Talk" hit the big
screen, top box office
stars include Doris Day
and Rock Hudson and
rising stars include
Shirley MacLaine and Lee
Remick. "The Sound Of
Music" opens to raves,
Bobby Darin's "Mack The
Knife" is record of the
year and the Bolshoi
Ballet comes to America.
Tibet's Dalai Lama flees
to India, "The Twilight
Zone" hits TV, and the
entertainment industry
loses Buddy Holly,
Ritchie Valens, Tyrone
Power and Billie
Holiday. Playboy holds
its first jazz festival,
payola and quiz show
scandals make headlines
and 13-year old Dolly
Parton records "Puppy
Love." The baby boom
continues with superstar
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
flashing his super grin
for the first time,
Eddie Fisher says "I do"
to Elizabeth Taylor
shortly after saying "I
don't" to Debbie
Reynolds, electronic
banking begins in
California, a pound of
coffee costs $.78, kids
eat Frosty O's for
breakfast and the
billionth can of Spam is
sold. Disneyland
launches its "E" ticket,
valet parking becomes
part of the American
vocabulary, future
Duchess of York "Fergie"
is born, Prince Charles
gets the chicken pox and
consumers get their
first installment credit
cards. The Dodgers beat
the White Sox 4-2
winning the World
Series, Ingemar
Johansson defeats Floyd
Patterson taking the
World Heavyweight title,
Elgin Baylor is Rookie
of the Year and
Baltimore Colts beat New
York Giants 31-16
capturing the National
Football League
championship. What about
you? Where were you in
1959? Was that the year
you were born or got
married, graduated high
school or college or
started your own
business? Whatever
personal meaning that
year holds for you, WHAT
A YEAR IT WAS! 1959 will
bring a wistful smile to
your face as you relive
that very special time.
1959 What A Year It Was!
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