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Theodore Maiman perfected the laser, used for many different tasks now.
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Alan Shepard was sent into space as the first astrounaut from the United States.
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Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in major league baseball, was placed in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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John Glenn piloted the first spacecraft to orbit the earth for the United States.
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The first practical visible LED light (red) was developed by Nick Holonyak Jr.
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Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I have a dream speech.
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President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
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AstroTurf was co-invented by James M. Faria and Robert T. Wright.
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The Astrodome was the world's first roofed stadium.
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First Super Bowl was played.
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The first heart transplant ever in history is performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in South Africa.
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De La Rue developed the first electronic ATM.
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Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis Tennesse.
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Shirley Chisholm was elected America's first black woman to Congress in history.
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Apollo 11 landed on the moon. The first space craft to land on the moon in history.
