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Segregation is ruled unconstitutional by the Warren Court
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The U.S. start fighting in Vietnam
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A failed military invasion organized by Kennedy that sent Cuban rebels back into Cuba
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Soviet Union keeps weapons in Cuba and the U.S. prevents more weapons from entering by forming a blockade
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University of Alabama is desegregated; Governor Wallace stands in doorway to keep his inaugural promise
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A march led by MLK for Jobs and Freedom; emphasized political and social injustices face by African Americans; "I Have a Dream" speech
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President John F. Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas.
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Gave Johnson a black check in order to take all necessary measures to protect U.S. interests in Vietnam
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North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces take over bases in South Vietnam; showed that the U.S. had not been truthful to the public about the war
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CREEP breaks into the Watergate complex looking for information in order to ensure Nixon's reelection
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Sputnik is launched into space by the Soviet Union, which started the so-called Space Race
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American Embassy in Iran taken over resulting in many being held hostage; symbol of failed presidency of Jimmy Carter
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John Lennon is murdered by Chapman in Manhattan, New York
