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  The vietnam war was a big event. The vietnam war was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
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  In 1961 minimum wage took a hike which helped many people.
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  After JFK was elected president in 1960 he proposed big tax cuts.
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  A little after noon in 1963, Kennedy was assasinated as he was riding down the streets of downtown Texas.
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  In 1964 the civil rights act was proposed as civil rights. No more discrimination.
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  The voting rights act was signed into law in 1965. This was to overcome barriers at state.
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  The weatherman bomb accidents was a giant bombing which caused damage.
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  In 1969 something amazing happened. The first spaceflight to ever land on the moon.
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  In 1975, it was the end of the VIetnam War being won by the United States.