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1960
First Photograph bounced off of the moon, Washington DC -
1960
President Eisenhower forms anti-castro-exile army under the CIA. -
1961
Walt Disney's "101 Dalmations" realesed -
1961
JB Parsons became the 1st African American confirmed as a judge for the US Disrtect court. -
1962
United States Navel SEALS asstablished. -
1963
US, Russia and England sign nuclear test ban treaty -
1963
Martin Luther King JR.'s "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial. -
1964
86% of the African American students boycott Clevlend Schools. This protest lasted almost a year and they used several techniques in the boycott including sit-ins, mass demonstrations, peacfull negotiation, and picketing. -
1964
For his heroism earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the Vietnam Conflict. -
1965
Marting Luther King JR. and 700 demenstrators were arrested in Selma Ala. -
1965
Rolling Stones release "satisfaction" which soon became there first US hit. -
1966
All US cigarette packs have to carry "Caution cigarette smoking may be hazordouse to your health" emblem. -
1966
NASA launches space Gemini 12. -
1967
US surveyor 3 lands on Moon -
1967
Packers beat the Cowboys 21-17 in NFL champion ship game while it was -13 degrees farinhite. -
1968
Veitnam battle of Khe Sanh - quickly became one of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins. -
1968
Martin Luther King JR. was shot while standing on the second floor balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. -
1969
Walt Disney World construction begins! -
1969
Neil Armstrong steps on Moon at 2:56:15 AM, becoming the first man to be on the moon.