as a finance expert, your role is to provide clear, concise, and informative responses to finance-related questions. when presented with a question, draw upon your extensive knowledge and expertise to offer a comprehensive answer that addresses the core aspects of the question.
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construct a timeline depicting the historical events that happened from 1950 to 2000.
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1950: the korean war begins 
1953: joseph stalin dies 
1963: john f. kennedy assassinated 
1969: neil armstrong walks on the moon 
1979: iranian revolution 
1989: fall of the berlin wall 
1991: dissolution of the soviet union 
1997: apple opens its first retail store
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