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The first televised debate took place September 26, 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richerd M. Nixon.
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Yuri Gagarin, a soviet hero, became the first man in space, and the first to orbit the earth.The one hour and fortyeight minute flight took place on April 12, 1961.
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American forces invade cuba to overthrow the dictator Fidel Castro.The Americans are ambushed by 25,000 cubans as a suprise attack.
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Alan Shepred was th first american in space.Out of 110 test piloits Sheperd was chosen for the mission known as Project Mercury.Unlike Gagarins one time orbit Sheperds flight was a suborbital flight.
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Marilyn Monroe, a popular Hollywood movie star, dies at an early age of 36 from a drug overdose.
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Having complete control over cuba, the soviets put in nucular missiles that were only a few minutes away.The U.S. was very worried they were on the verge of a nucular war.After 38 days the U.S. and Soviets came to a compramise to remove the missiles.
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The Beatles, a pop/rock band from England becomes popular after apearing on the Ed Sullivan Show. After they became popular, americans started to dress, look, and even act like them.
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President John F. Kennedy was assasinated November 22, 1961 while riding in his topless Lincon Continental. He was fatally shot by Lee Harvy Oswald.
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The Ford Mustang was a total hit, It was Ford's most successful launch since the Model A.The Mustang also Challenged other sport car makers.Such as GMs Camaro.
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Lyndon B. Johnson is elected president of the United States November 3, 1964 over republican nominee Barry M. Goldwater from Arizona.
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June 26, 1966 U.S. begins bombing Hanoi and Haiphong.December of 1966 the United States had 385,300 troops stationed in veitnam.
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In June of 1967, China is able to make its first Hydrogen Atomic Bomb. Now that China is a Comunist country the U.S. is a little worried.
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Civil rights leader Martin Luther king is assassinated April 24,1968, by James Earl Ray.
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The Internet is developed by a government research divison known as Advanced Research Projects Agency part of the U.S. Department of Defense .
