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Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century |
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Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century) |
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century |
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Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s |
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Decades: 1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 |
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Years: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 - 1961 - 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 |
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*June 1 - Melvin Jones, founder of Lions Clubs International. |
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*August 13 - Construction of the Berlin Wall begins. Movement between East Berlin and West Berlin remains restricted for the next 28 years, until November 9 1989. |
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*August 13 - Construction of the Berlin Wall begins. Movement between East Berlin and West Berlin remains restricted for the next 28 years, until November 9, 1989. |
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* Baseball player [Roger Maris]? hits 61 home runs in a season, beating Babe Ruth's mark of 60, that had stood since 1929 |
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* Baseball player [Roger Maris]? hits 61 home runs in a season, beating Babe Ruth's mark of 60, that had stood since 1927 * South Africa withdraws from the British Commonwealth. |
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