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1957 Sputnik I, the first Russian satellite, makes about I,400 orbits before
1959After it• I957 success with the Frisbee, the Wham-0 company introduces the Hula- Hoop and
burning up.
1989 lnTianamen Square, I00s of IOOOs ofstudent• gather to demand demo-
cratic reforms. A peaceful demonstration becomes a massacre.
1990After 28 years in prison, Nelson Mandela becomes a fi'ee man
and wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
1993 President Clinton brings Israel and Palestine together tor a peace
Diefenbaker shoots down the Cana- 1959dian jetcraft known as the Avro
Arrow, destroying aU prototypes.
1961 The Berlin Wall goes up in order to stop East Germans from fleeing
Communism. It comes down in 1989.
1963 President John F. Kennedy is ass- inated in Dalla,, Texa•. The mystery of cover-up still continues to this day
Nintendo is introduced a• a 1989hand- held video game. Today
1991 The UN react• to the invasion ofKuwait by Iraq by declaring
the Gulf War.
I/3 of Canadian homes have one.
sells 25 million in 4 months.
agreement.