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World Events in 1959
Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba. Mattel's Barbie Doll is Launched Alaska becomes the 49th State of the United States Hawaii becomes the 50th State of the United States Archbishop Makarios is elected president of Cyprus The United Kingdom grants Cyprus its independence. . St Lawrence Seaway a joint US / Canadian venture is completed linking the great lakes to the Atlantic Ocean NASA introduces America's first astronauts to the world including John H. Glenn Jr, and Alan Shepard Jr. An International agreement is signed to preserve Antartica The first known human with HIV dies in Congo. The spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama flees Tibet and obtains political asylum in India,
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