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Major Events
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The Federal Highway Act
The Federal Highway Act is signed, beginning the process of the work on the interstate highway system -
1st Electric Watch
The first electric watch was introduced in Lancaster, Pa. -
Explorer I
Explorer I, the first U.S. satallite sucessfully orbits the earth -
1st Barbie Doll
Matell introduced the Barbie doll in -
Hawaii and Alaska
Hawaii and Alaska become the forty-ninth and fifteith state -
Elvis Presley
Elvis became popular with his music career staring in the sixties after he returned from the army -
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps was created by JFK -
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King delivers his I have a dream speech -
Assasination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was assasinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963. -
Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon Johnson becomes president of the United States after JFK's assasination
