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On January 20, 1961, Dwight Eisenhower's presidency ended.
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This was the time period of the presidency of John Kennedy, who was the 35th president of the United States.
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In October 1962, James Meredith became the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Meredith’s enrollment sparked riots on the Oxford campus, prompting President John F. Kennedy to send in U.S. Marshals and National Guardsmen to maintain order.
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On October 14, 1962, American spy planes detected the construction of missile launch sites in Cuba. This eventually led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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This was the time period of the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, who was the 36st president of the United States.
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In the summer of 1964, Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, widely considered to be among the most important pieces of civil rights legislation in American history. The comprehensive act barred segregation in public accommodations and outlawed discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, and national or religious origin.
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This was the time period of the presidency of Richard Nixon, who was the 37th president of the United States.
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President Richard Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act into law on January 1, 1970, requiring environmental impact statements for any project directed or funded by the federal government.