[["Jan 1, Fidel Castro proclaimed the triumph of his revolution from the balcony of Santiago's city hall. Castro led Cuban revolutionaries to victory over Fulgencio Batista, who fled to the Dominican Republic. ", 120.0], ["Luna 1', the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union. Buddy Holly and other rock and roll musicians were killed in a plane crash.", 78.0]]
what happened in the year nineteen fifty nine
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