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1960's Timeline
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Adolf Eichmann
The Jewish murderer, Adolf Eichmann, was captured in Argentina by Israelis. -
Broken Diplomatic Relationship
The United States breaks their diplomatic relations with Cuba. -
Bay of Pigs War
The United States invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs where around 1,200 anti-Castros were killed that were aided by the United States. Cuba stopped the invasion with a decisive victory. -
A Treaty of Cooperation
France and West Germany signed a treaty of cooperation which ended four centuries of conflict. -
Civil Rights Rally
A civil rights rally was held in Washington, D.C. as Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Assassination
President Kennedy was shot and killed by a sniper in Dallas, Texas and Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president. -
Gulf of Tonkin
Congress approves the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X, a black-nationalist leader, was shot to death at the Harlem rally in New York City. -
Medicare
Medicare, a senior citizens' government medical assistance program, begins. -
Ontario Plant
A power failure in an Ontario plant blacks out parts of eight different states of northeast U.S. and two provinces of southeast Canada. -
Watts, Los Angeles
Black teenagers riot in Watts, Los Angeles; two men were killed and at least 25 were injured. -
Spacecraft Launch
Three Apollo astronauts Col. Virgil I. Grissom, Col. Edward White II, and Lt. Cmdr. Roger B. Chaffee were killed in a spacecraft fire during a simulated launch. -
Heart Transplant
Dr. Christiaan N. Barnard and a team of South African surgeons performs the world's first successful human heart transplant, the patient died 18 days later. -
U.S. Navy Ship Pueblo
North Korea seizes the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo and holds 83 on board as spies to use as a battle tactic. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr, a civil rights leader, is murdered in Memphis. -
Richard M. Nixon
Richard M. Nixon is elected the 37th president of the U.S. after a decisive win in the polls.