Aug. 29th, 2004

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and born the 'year the music died'



In 1959 (the year you were born)


Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US


Fidel Castro takes power in Cuba


Alaska is admitted as the 49th state


Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500 stock car race


Tibet's Dalai Lama escapes to India


Hawaii admitted as the 50th state


Soviet premiere Krushchev begins unprecedented visit to US


The Barbie doll debuts


John McEnroe, Kyle MacLachlan, Tom Arnold, Perry Farrell, Kevin Spacey, and Weird Al Yankovic are born


A plane crash kills Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper - becomes known as "The Day The Music Died"


Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series


Baltimore Colts win the NFL championship


Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup


Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein is published


The Twilight Zone debuts on TV



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