East German border guards kill 18-year-old Peter Fechter as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin. He thus became the first victim of the wall.

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The Olympics have been with the world since 776 B.C., and have only been interrupted by war, especially in the modern era.

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1957

Wham-O Company produces the first Frisbee.