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The first United Nations sponsored International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy is held in Geneva, Switzerland. More than 1,400 scientists from 73 countries attend.
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Soviet Union launches first artificial satellite. This leads the U.S. to quickly up their game in space, and to the formation of NASA.
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President Eisenhower orders a temporary prohibition on nuclear weapons testing set to start on October 31st.
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John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th president of the United States of America.
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Due to the Soviet Union's breaking of the three year moratorium on nuclear weapons testing two weeks before, the U.S. resumes testing with underground testing at the Nevada Site.
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Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 36th president of the United States of America.
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The Atlantic Richfield Company, along with Humble Oil and Refinery Company, discover oil on the north slope of Alaska at Prudhoe Bay.
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Richard M. Nixon becomes the 37th president of the United States of America.
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The United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and 45 other nations sign this treaty.
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The 26th Amendment of the United States Constitution is ratified, lowering the voting age to 18 years.
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President Nixon visits China to solidify relations. This opens the door to trading.
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Bill Gates founds Microsoft, which later becomes the most widely used computer operating system in the world.