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2. Sunglasses - Wikipedia

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   The Ray-Ban Wayfarer is a (mostly) plastic-framed design for sunglasses produced by the Ray-Ban company. Introduced in 1952, the trapezoidal lenses are wider at the top than the bottom (inspired by the Browline eyeglasses popular at the time), and were famously worn by James Dean , Roy Orbison , Elvis Presley , Bob Marley , The Beatles and ...

3. United States dollar - Wikipedia

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   The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

4. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act - Wikipedia

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   The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, commonly referred to as the 1994 Crime Bill, [1] or the Clinton Crime Bill, [2] is an Act of Congress dealing with crime and law enforcement; it became law in 1994. It is the largest crime bill in the history of the United States and consisted of 356 pages that provided for 100,000 new ...

5. Ray Thomas - Wikipedia

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   Thomas released the albums From Mighty Oaks (1975) [33] and Hopes, Wishes and Dreams (1976) [34] after the band temporarily broke up in 1974. [7] During this period he earned his nickname 'The Flute'. Within the band he was also known as 'Tomo' (pronounced tOm-O).

6. Interracial marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of interracially married couples has increased from 310,000 in 1970 to 651,000 in 1980, to 964,000 in 1990, to 1,464,000 in 2000 and to 2,340,000 in 2008; accounting for 0.7%, 1.3%, 1.8%, 2.6% and 3.9% of the total number of married couples in those years, respectively.

7. Radio in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Radio broadcasting has been used in the United States since the early 1920s to distribute news and entertainment to a national audience. In 1923, 1 percent of U.S. households owned at least one radio receiver, while a majority did by 1931 and 75 percent did by 1937. [1] [2] It was the first electronic "mass medium" technology, and its ...