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occurred during the cold war, an american U2 spy plane was shot down over the soviet union.
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70 million u.s. viewers tuned in to watch nixon and kennedy in the first ever televised presidential debate.
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The Berlin Wall was built to close off access to the west.
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18 year-old Peter Flechter,a bricklayer from East Berlin was shot and left to bleed to death.
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M.L.K. gave his "i have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial, it was a defining moment in the American civil rights movement.
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Lee harvey oswald assissinated J.F.K. in his car during a parade in Dallas, Texas.
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Was a landmark piece of legislation in the U.S. that outlawed racial segregation in school, public places, and employment.
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3,500 troops were sent to Da Nang in South Vietnam. They were the first troops to arrive in Vietnam.
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South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard conducted the first heart transplant on 53 year old Lewis Washkansky.
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King was shot dead, he was shot in the neck and later died in the hospital.
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Man takes first steps on the moon
