Moments in a minor key

By Dcred

REELING IN THE YEARS

Castro leads Cuba to victory as Fulgencio Batista flees to Dom Rep
"Rawhide" with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV
Barbie doll goes on sale
Britain, Turkey and Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence
Groucho, Chico and Harpo's final TV appearance together
Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India
Oklahoma ends prohibition, after 51 years
1st heliport in Britain opens in London
St. Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic, Great Lakes opens to shipping
Floyd Patterson KOs Brian London in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
Elvis Presley's 1st entry on U.K. charts with "Heartbreak Hotel"
Empire Day renamed Commonwealth Day in England
Monkeys Able and Baker zoom 300 mi (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became 1st animals retrieved from a space mission
Real Madrid wins 4th Europe Cup
Queen Elizabeth and President Eisenhower open St. Lawrence Seaway
88th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 284 at Muirfield Gullane
Tibet abolishes serfdom
500,000th Dutch TV set registered
Great Britain starts using postal codes
Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space
"Duke" Ellington wins Springarn Medal for his musical achievements
Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland
Japan hit by typhoon Vera; about 5,000 die
Far side of Moon seen for 1st time, compliments of U.S.S.R.'s Luna 3
De Beers firm of South Africa announces synthetic diamond
12 nations sign treaty for scientific peaceful use of Antarctica
Sony brings transistor TV 8-301 to the market
oh, I was born today but on which year?

Answers on a postcard please.

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