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U2 Spyplane shot down over Russia, Russia captures its pilot, Gary Powers, and largely intact peices of the plane.
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First televised presidential debate.
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Berlin Wall construction begins, finished in November of 1989.
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Martin Luther King Jr. makes his "I Have a Dream Speech."
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John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
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Walt Disney dies of cancer.
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Dr. Christiaan Bernard completes worlds first successful Heart Transplant.
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Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennesee.
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Shirley Chisolm elected to congress, first African-American female in congress.
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Neil Armstrong lands on moon, first man ever to walk on the moon, made the speech, "Thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
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