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U-2 spy plane
U-2 plane got shot down over the USSR -
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sit in
The sit-ins spread to 15 cities in 5 southern states -
civil rights act
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960. -
Kennedy is president
John F. Kennedy narrowly wins the Presidential election over Vice-President Richard Nixon, Kennedy is the first Catholic to ascend to the Presidency. Lyndon Baines Johnson is elected Vice-President -
governmental debates
70 million U.S. viewers tuned in to watch Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts and Vice President Richard Nixon in the first-ever televised presidential debate -
Cuban missile crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviets establish missile bases in Cuba, Kennedy orders a naval blockade to divert any missiles from arriving in Cuba. -
Cuba
the Unites States invades Cuba at the Bay of Pigs and the mission is a failure -
space
alan shepherd jr. first american in space -
building of berlin wall
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nuclear testing
the United States starts secret nuclear testing -
expansion rights act
the united states congress unprecedented authority to negotiate tariff reductions of up to 50%. -
cuban missile crisis
Withdrawal of the Soviet Union's nuclear missiles from Cuba -
Jfk assasination
President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas; Lyndon Johnson becomes President. The man accused of assassinating President Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, is shot and killed as he is led to jail by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby. The assassination marks the first 24-hour coverage of a major news event by the major networks. -
civil rights act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlawing major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, and ended racial segregation in the United States -
assasination of malcom x
Malcolm X an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist is assassinated in Harlem, New York -
colour tv channels
The three major American television networks—NBC, CBS and ABC—have full color lineups in their prime-time schedules. -
first superbowl
The first Super Bowl is played, with the Green Bay Packers defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10. -
fair housing act
Civil Rights Act of 1968, commonly known as the Fair Housing Act -
neil armstron on the moon
Neil Armstrong walks on the Moon