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France succesfully tested the first Nuclear Bomb in the middle of the Algerian Sahara Desert.
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The St. Lois Hawks force a game 7 over the defending champs, the Boston Celtics, butthat does't stop them. The Celtics still win it all.
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American pilot, Frances Gary Powers, was shot down while over Soviet Soil in a U-2 Spy Plane.
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The #2 movie of the 60's
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Election was between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Kennedy won by a slim 100,000 votes.
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The Peace Corps primarily served as a way to improve third world countries socially and economically.
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Yuri Gagarin orbits the Earth once and becomes the first man in space.
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A backfire on the US government when trying to start a revolution by sending in armed anti-communistic soldiers expecting to create an uprise. Great plan, but it was a failure.
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First freedom ride, left from Washington D.C.
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Alan Shepard was the first man in space.
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Freedom Riders were attacked in multiple states by the KKK (Klu Klux Klan) by firebombs.
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Berlin Wall was created by the soviets to prevent the interaction with East Germany and West Germany
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Roger Maris scores 61 homeruns, breaking Babe Ruth's old record.
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Soviet detonates a powerful thermonuclear weapon which has an explosive yield of 50 Megatons
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The audio cassette is invented by The Philips Company in 1962. It was made from high-quality polyester. It played at a speed of 1.7/8 inches per second.
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The first computer game called,"Spacewars," was invented by Steve Russell.
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Wilt Chamberlain breaks an all-time record in points in a single game with 100 points.
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Known as the Himalayan War. China expands it borders while invading India.
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James Meredith is the first black student to be enrolled in the University of Mississipi.
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The Soviets has secretely been building nuclear bases 90 miles from the US mainland. JFK demanded a quarantine and after some talking. The Soviets agreed to withdraw the nuclear weapons if the US took theirs out of Turkey.
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The #4 movie of the 60's
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The war ends and China is only left with a small strip of Indian land
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Throughout the 60s Chief Justice Earl Warren oversaw numerous cases involving criminal justice. Two cases in particular were Gideon v. Wainwright and Miranda v. Arizona. In Gideon v. Wrainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that if a defendant could not afford an attorney one would be provided for him/her. The Miranda decision stated that if a criminal is not informed of his/her rights all evidence recieved from questioning would be nonusable.
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Medgar Evers, a NAACP official is assassinated in Jackson, MS.
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Born: March 6, 1937 (age 77)
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The US, UK, and USSR will not conduct any nuclear testing unless underground.
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Sang by the Ronettes
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Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his speech "I have a dream and was about how the blacks really weren't free after the Emancipation Proclamation.
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The Los Angeles Dogers sweep the New York Yankees to win a World Series.
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Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnamese Prime Minister, is assassinated in Coup, but the CIA was suspected to be involved.
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President John F. Kennedy was assasinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. This event shocked the whole nation.
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After Michael Harrington spread awareness of poverty in rural America, Lyndon B. Johnson answered in his 1964 State of the Union address. His Economic Oppurtunity Act served as a means to support health and education of the poor. Johnson also created Medicare and Medicaid to provide healthcare for both the poor and the elderly. Johnson's War on Poverty proved to be the backbone of his campaign and was vital to his "Great Society's" success.
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The Boston Celtics defeat the San Franciso WAarriors to win yet another NBA Title.
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Sang by the Shangi-La. Rated the #5 songof the 60's
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During Freedom Summer in Mississippi, three black students were killed by the KKK and the three students are Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner.
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Lyndon B. Johnson signed this act in 1964 and it ended discrimination in school, public accommodations, and the workplace.
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China Succesfully tested it's first nuclear bomb and has become the world's fifth nuclear power.
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The election was between Barry Goldwater and Lyndon B. Johnson. In the end, Lyndon B. Johnson won the election with a popular vote of 61%
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Malcolm X, a civil rights activist, is assassinated in New York City.
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3,000 people come together in a protest against the Vietnam War
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Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics defeat Wilt Chamberlain and the Los Angeles Lakers in five games.
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US invades Dominican Republic to prevent a communistic takeover as seen in Cuba
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The Compact Disc, or CD, was invented in 1965 by James Russell.
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Sang by Bob Dylan. Rated the #9 song of the 60's
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The first of many articles about the youth movements in San Francisco is published on this day. It is the first time they are referred to as 'Hippies"
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The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 was signed into legislation by President Lyndon b. Johnson. This act meant that visas would be available on a first-come first-serve basis.
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First major battle between US and regular Vietnamese Forces
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For the third time, China has detonated their nuclear bombs
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This is one of the groups that began to redefine the role of women in society and pushed for constitutional equality.
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The Baltimore Oriels sweep the Los Angeles Dogers to win the World Series.
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Sang by the Beach boys. Rated the #3 song of the 60's
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5 movie of the 60's
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The first Handheld Calculator is invented in 1960. The calculator was invented by Jerry Merryman and James Van Tassel and Jack Kilby. It was over six inches tall, weighed 55 pounds, and cost $2,500.
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The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Cheifs in the first Super Bowl ever played.
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Sang by The Velvet Underground. Rate the #6 song of the 60's
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400,000 people attend to here speeches from Martin Luther King and other civil rights activists.
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Latin American and Carribean countries seek the prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
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Released in the summer of 1967. #1 song of the 60's
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John Shepherd-Barron was the inventor of the ATM and invented on June 27, 1967.
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The Detroit Race Riot of 1967 was a citywide riot that began with police brutality and escalated to violence, theft and killings.
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The #3 movie of the 60's
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The Tet Offensive was a huge military operation where the North Vietnamese Forces would go against South Vietnam, US, and allied forces. It was a campaign to attack military and civilian commands and control centers in South Vietnam
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Martin Luther King Jr. Is assassinated.
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In Super Bowl III, the New york Jets defeat the Baltimore Colts for their first ever Super Bowl.
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The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. marked a tragic loss for the nation and the Civil Rights Movement. His death proved to sadden the Black community but also motivate them to work until his dreams were realized.
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Sang by Jimi Hndrix. Rated the #2 song of the 60's
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Sang by Marvin Gaye. Rated the #10 song of the 60's.
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A five month student strike started on this day and would lead to the creation of the nation's first ethnic studies program.
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The election of 1968 was between Richard Nixon (republican),Hubert Humphrey (democrat) and George Wallace (American Independent). Nixon ultimately prevails by using the “southern strategy” in which he targeted southern conservatives and ignited their distaste of the civil rights movement to gain votes.
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Sang by the Roling Stones. Rated the #7 song of the 60's.
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ARAPnet is invent by Charles M. Hertzfeld. ARAPnet was the first internet and was designed for the military.
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Mickey Mantle announces that he will retire from the MLB, playing for the New York Yankees at the time.
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The Border of China and the Soviet union clashed for 7 months and was an undeclared military conflict.
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The US begins to bomb the sanctuaries in Cambodia
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The first artificial heart is invented by Dr. Domingo Liotta. It was used on a patient but the patient only survived for 3 days after the inplant.
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Bill Russell wins his final ring.
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Aldrin, Collins, and Armstrong become the first humans to reach the moon on June 20 1969 as the Apollo 11 wins the lunar space race for the United States.
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A crowd of 500,000, endured three long days and nights of sub-standard living conditions and non-stop music. The festival had a theme of peace, love, and harmony that went on to last throughout the 70s.
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Sang by Elvis Pressly. Rated the #8 song of the 60's
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This is the largest demonstration in U.S. history.
