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An American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960, creating the federl inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who got in the way of someone's attempt to register to vote or actually vote.
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John F. Kennedy was sworn into precidency, becoming the 35th president of the United States.
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President Kennedy initiates a 17 billion dollar nuclear missile program, and increases military aid to Indochina along with announcing the creation of the Peace Corps.
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The United States invades Cuba at the bay of pigs but the attack fails.
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The soviets send the first man into space causeing americans to want to do the same.
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The United States starts underground nuclear testing, signed by president Kennedy, setting the stage for the war.
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Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy are arrested and go to jail in Birmingham during the protests because they are accused of leadig them.
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The United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain agree to a limited nuclear testing, and banned all above ground nuclear testing.
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Dr. Martin Luther King jr. gives his I"I have a dream speech seting the stage for equality for all americans no matter what race or color.
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The Beatles release the album "I want to Hold your Hand". this became very popular through out America.
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The 24th Amendment abolishes the poll tax, which originally made it more difficult for poor blacks to vote.
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Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote
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Walt Disney, creator of mickey mouse and many other popular animations passed away because of cancer.
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Medicare is given to anyone 65 years of age and older. this provided much needed help fpr many Americans.
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Ford's Theatre, the site of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, reopens to the public after being restored to the way it orriginally was designed.
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Martin Luther King jr. is assaconated. It is a sad tradgedy for America.
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Richard Nixon becomes the 36th president of the United States of America.
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The New York Jets win Super Bowl III over the Baltimore Colts.
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The appallo mission is complete and America lands for the first time on the moon. Many American watched the event take place bringing everyone together and giving them hope for the future.
