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When did ‘pop culture’ as we know it begin?

American singer and actor Elvis Presley (1935-1977) performing outdoors on a small stage to the adulation of a young crowd. — Proto pop icon? Elvis Presley wows the crowds. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Just when in history did the nebulous notion of ‘pop culture’ as we know it actually begin? And what particular person or event kicked it off? Were there any D-list celebrities to venerate in the ancient world, for instance? RobertosMitch, via email

Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published next Sunday.

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