The first Grammy is awarded to Domenico Modugno; the bikini comes ashore; Alaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th states; Gypsy opens on Broadway starring Ethel Merman; go-karting is popular; Xerox introduces the first commercial copier; music introduces us to the debut artist Fabian; and Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin is the #1 song of 1959.
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