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Candidates used the television to campaign, a technique which Kennedy perfected. because kennedy knew what every one wanted to see in the president.
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The Berlin Wall is built. Millions of people escaped through Eastern Berlin. In 1961, East Germans and the Soviets had enough. They built a wall to prevent escape.
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Soveits are caught by the Americans they where building Nuclear Missiles on Cuban grounds the president ordered a blockaid to set up qurintine of Cuba. A deal is cut between the Soviets and Americans to safely overcome the problem.
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Martin Luther King Jr gives his "I Have a Dream" Speech which lead to the development of human rights and equality in human racism.
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In the 1960 campaign, Johnson, as John F. Kennedy's running mate, was elected Vice President. On November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as President
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JFK was assassinated in Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald.
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President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964, making segregation in public facilities and discrimination in employment illegal
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Malcom X is assassinated in New York City. Malcolm X was a black nationalist and founder of the Organization of Afro-American Unity. It is believed the assailants are members of the Black Muslim faith, which Malcolm had recently abandoned
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a violent attack during the first of the Selma to Montgomery marches in Alabama, United States
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Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote. Literacy tests and other such requirements that tended to restrict black voting become illegal.
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A vietnam communists war attack is launched on every major city in Vietnam to scare of the American troops, the attack was televised in America which scared off many family members. This lead to the defeat of the Americans in North Vietnam.
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martin luther king jr. was assassinated.
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nixon is elected for president
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Protesters filled the streets of Chicago for the convention.
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first two to walk on the moon, this represented a major achievement in Lunar explorations.
