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President Dwight D. Eisenhower passes the Civil Rights act of 1960 which establishe federal inspection of local voter polls and introduced penalties.
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John Kennedy wins the election over Nixon by 100,000 more votes.
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Kennedy gave his inaugural speech.
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President Kennedy initiates 17 billion dollar nuclear missile program, increases military aid to Indochina and announces the creation of the Peace Corps
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Soviets establish missile bases in Cuba, Kennedy orders a naval blockade to divert any missiles from arriving in Cuba
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Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy are arrested and go to jail in Birmingham during the protests.
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Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald.
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Johnson signs Civil Rights Act of 1964, making segregation everywhere in the U.S. illegal.
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Martin Luther King receives the Nobel Peace Prize.
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U.S. stars bombing Vietnam.
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Malcolm X is assassinated in New York City.
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Neil Armstrong lands on the moon as the first to walk on the moon.