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the United States launched their first navigation satellite to combat with the Soviets Sputnik. U.S. wanted to have more and better technology than the soviets. the Transit 1-b
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Harper lee released her critically acclaimed novel. Showed major issues of segregation and ufairness in the court system.
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the first ever televised presidential debate pulling in an estimated 70 million viewers. helped persuade the election in kennedy's favor
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kennedy wins the election by a very slim margin. the closest election in history.
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JFK inauguarated giving the country hope in a time of cold war. a famous quote that will forever be remembered. "ask not what your country can do for you....ask what you can do for your country" he became the youngest president to ever be elected and take office.
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the construction of the berlin wall separating soviet controlled East Berlin and free West Berlin.
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the U.S. launched the spacecraft Mariner 2 which flies by venus becoming the first spacecraft to ever take pictures of another planet. The "Space Race" is heating up.
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Martin Luther King Jr. gives his famous I have a dream speech on the steps of the lincoln memorial to an audience of at least 250,000 during the march on washington for jobs and freedom.
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Lee Harvey Oswald shot president John F. Kennedy in dallas. The entire nation was shocked and they mourned their fallen leader.
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LBJ re-elected for his first own full term. During his inauguration he proclaims his "Great Society" and the hope for the future of the United States
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Members of the Nation of Islam assasinated Malcom X who was an important leader during the civil rights movement. Many African Americans were angered and heartbroken over their fallen activist.
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the first ever spacecraft to orbit another world proving JFK's promises and efforts to better our technology and innovation live on.
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the most important civil rights leader of our time was assasinated and the whole country was outraged and striken with grief for the famous activist. Within the next few days civil unrest grew erupting in the Washington D.C. Riots.
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In Los Angeles, California Robert Kennedy was shot. Being a Kennedy in the 1960's seemed to be more of a curse than a blessing. The nation was shocked and they mourned the brother of their past president.
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The first time anyone had ever released a live album performed at prisons. It was the best album cash ever made and sold the most copies making him a household name in the 60's.
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nixon suceeds LBJ as the 37th president of the United States promising to bring peace instead of nuclear war
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the first ever successfull landing on the moon by the apollo 11 crew. U.S. better technology and more andvanced than russia.
