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1. The first space flight by living creatures occurred in 1951.
2. Who, in 1952, was the first sex-change operation performed on at Copenhagen Hospital in Denmark?
3. Which World War II leader died in March 1953?
4. In 1954, the U.S. Navy launched the world's first nuclear powered submarine, the Nautilus. Who was the head of the Navy's nuclear submarine program?
5. Rock 'n Roll is said to have started in 1955 with the release of one of these recordings. Which?
6. Jacques Cousteau, a world leader in oceanographic studies, obtained photographs of ocean depths down some four and a half miles in 1956. What was the name of Cousteau's research ship?
7. Successfully launched in 1957, what was the name of the first man-made satellite?
8. In 1958, a petition urging a ban on nuclear bomb tests and signed by 9000 scientists from 43 countries was presented to United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. Who was selected to present the petition?
9. In 1959, the European Common Market began with six member nations. Which of the following countries was NOT one of the six?
10. In 1960, Israeli agents captured former Nazi Adolf Eichmann. In which South American country was he captured?
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