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The war involved North Vietnam and allies including the Soviet Union, China, and other communist countries vs. South Vietnam and allies including the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand, and other anti-communist countries. The outcome was the signing of the Paris Peace Accords on Jan. 27, 1973 to establish peace in Vietnam.
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John F Kennedy becomes president
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Lt. Col. John Glenn becomes first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth.
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Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech before a crowd of 200,000 during the civil rights march on Washington, DC.
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President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act.
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President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits discriminatory voting practices.
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Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Jr., become the first men to land on the Moon.
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While the United States withdrew troops from Vietnam in 1973 after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War did not end until the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.