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Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho Released
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Brazil's Capital Moves to Brand New City
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The Olympic Games were held in Rome and Wilma Rudolf won three gold medals.
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Singer/songwriter Jesse Belvin dies in a car crash following a concert in February. Two months later Eddie Cochran dies at 21 in a car crash while on tour in England with Gene Vincent.
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On board Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made history on April 12, 1961 when he became both the first person in the world to enter space and the first person to orbit the Earth.
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The Marvelettes "Please Mr. Postman" becomes the first #1 Pop hit released on a black owned and operated label - Motown.
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Disney's classic tale of a litter of dalmatian puppies abducted by Cruella De Vil and her thugs. Will Pongo and Perdita find them before Cruella uses them to make a lovely dalmatian skin coat
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In a repeat from the year before the Celtics beat the Hawks for the NBA championship. The New York Yankees beat Cincinnati in the World Series. Roger Maris hit 61 homeruns in one season beating Babe Ruth's record.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Boston won the NBA title against the LA Lakers. Wilt Chamberlain from the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points in one game a new record. The Yankees won thier second World Series against the Giants.
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Southern soul has its first major hit with the instrumental "Green Onions" by Booker T. & The MG's.
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Agent 007 foils a SPECTRE madman out to divert rockets from Cape Canaveral. The first James Bond movie.
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John Glenn became the first man to orbit the earth - 3 times. It was a five hour flight.
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Martin Luther King Jr. made the speech, "I have a Dream" on August 28, 1963. More than 200,000 peaceful demonstrators came to Washington DC to demand equal rights for Black and Whites. Part of the speech was - "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character…"
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Boston beats Los Angeles in the NBA championship. In the World Series The Dogars beat the Yankees.
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Wolfman Jack begins broadcasting via a half million watt radio station, XERF out of Mexico. The powerful "border radio" stations are famous for their wild on-air activities and powerful broadcast signals that allow them to be heard across the entire North American continent, making Wolfman Jack the most famous rock 'n' roll DJ in the world.
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1963 Academy Award® Winners & Nominations
(NOMINEE) Best Picture
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The St. Louis Cadinals won the World Series against the Yankees, and 3rd basemen Ken Boyer won the national league MVP. In the NBA the Celtics beat the Warriors for the title.
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The Beatles, a British rock and roll band became VERY popular. The "Fab Four", John, Paul, George, and Ringo, were played on radio stations all over the world. They were seen on the "Ed Sullivan Show". They performed concerts that were quickly sold out. All the frenzy over the group became known as "Beatlemania", which was only the beginning.
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1964 Academy Award® Winners & Nominations
(WINNER) Actress In A Leading Role, Julie Andrews
(NOMINEE) Best Picture
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Ford Motors introduces the "Mustang"
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Missouri beat Florida in the Sugar Bowl. Boston beat the Lakers for NBA championship. The Dogers beat the Twins in the World Series.
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President Johnson ordered bombing raids on North Vietnam and Americans begin protesting the war.
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Bob Dylan "plugs in" at the Newport Folk Festival marking the shift from acoustic folkie to rock 'n' roller.
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1965 Academy Award® Winners & Nominations
(WINNER) Best Picture
(WINNER) Directing, Robert Wise
(NOMINEE) Actress In A Leading Role, Julie Andrews
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first Super Bowl was played and the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Star Trek T.V. Series Airs
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Black Panther Party established
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The Beatles perform their final live concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, on August 29th.
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Three U.S. Astronauts Killed During Simulated Launch
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The Doors first album hits #2 and its lead single "Light My Fire" reaches #1 , making it the most successful debuts of the late 60's.
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Green Bay beat Oakland in the 2nd Super Bowl
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Jungle Book released
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MLK Jr. was killed
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1968 Academy Award® Winners & Nominations
(WINNER) Actress In A Leading Role, Barbra Streisand
(NOMINEE) Best Picture
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The term "heavy metal" first appears in the Steppenwolf song "Born To Be Wild".
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The Celtics beat the Lakers for the NBA title. The New York Jets beat Baltimore in Super Bowl III. The Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals, although Bob Gibson did win the NL MVP and the Cy Young Award
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Sesame Street First Airs
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Senator Edward Kennedy Leaves the Scene of an Accident
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The Beatles perform in public for the final time as a group in an impromptu rooftop jam session in England. They record their final sides together in August of that year.
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Kansas City won Super Bowl IV against Minisota
