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Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers
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US Olympic Ice Hockey Team beats USSR 3-2 en route to gold medal
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President Sukarno disbands Indonesia's parliament
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Ham is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2
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Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure
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JFK sets up the Alliance for Progress
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Dutch governor Platteel installs New Guinea Council
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United States Navy SEALs established.
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American Airlines 707 plunges nose 1st into Jamaica Bay NY killing 95
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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France announces it will convert $150 million of its currency to gold
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Australia suspends champ swimmer Dawn Fraser for 10-yrs for
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South Africa worker's union leader Henry Fazzie sentenced to 10 years
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Australian currency is decimalised, and decimal currency postage stamps introduced
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US troops begin largest offensive of Vietnam War
