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Feet of a baby born to a mother who had taken thalidomide while pregnant. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries was prescribed to women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, and consequently resulted in the "biggest anthropogenic medical disaster ever," with more than 10,000 children born with a range of severe deformities, such as ...
Billboard Hot 100 & Best Sellers in Stores number-one singles by decade Before August 1958 1940–1949 1950–1958 After August 1958 1958–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 US Singles Chart Billboard magazine The Billboard Hot 100 chart is the main song chart of the American music industry and is updated every week by the Billboard magazine. During ...
Elvis Presley had the highest number of hits at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart between January 1950 until August 1958 (10 songs) in addition, Presley remained the longest at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart between January 1950 until August 1958 (57 weeks).
50 "Harbor Lights" The Platters: 51 "Let the Little Girl Dance" Billy Bland: 52 "He'll Have to Stay" Jeanne Black: 53 "Theme from The Apartment" Ferrante & Teicher: 54 "Volare" Bobby Rydell: 55 "A Million to One" Jimmy Charles: 56 "The Village of St. Bernadette" Andy Williams: 57 "White Silver Sands" Bill Black's Combo: 58 "The Old Lamp-Lighter ...
Thalidomide, sold under the brand names Contergan and Thalomid among others, is an oral medication used to treat a number of cancers (e.g., multiple myeloma), graft-versus-host disease, and many skin disorders (e.g., complications of leprosy such as skin lesions).
Celebrity branding is used in the Cola wars, a period of rivalry between The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo. Coca-Cola hires Paula Abdul to represent them, while Pepsi hires Michael Jackson. Jackson helps Pepsi with public relations and advertising, even suggesting that the company use his song "Billie Jean" as their jingle. While filming a ...
The Beatles released 18 of the best-selling songs of the 1960s. A single is a type of music release defined by the British Official Charts Company (OCC) as having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes. On 31 May 2010, a retrospective record chart was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 that listed the 60 biggest-selling singles in the United Kingdom during the 1960s. The ...
These singles were also among Cline's biggest hits, all of which reached major positions on the Billboard country and pop music charts. [1] During her eight-year career, Cline recorded a total of 104 songs. This consisted of tracks recorded with her first label, Four Star, and tracks recorded with her second label, Decca. [3]