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a race between the United States and Soviet Union to get to the moon. JFK pushed the nation to get to the moon by the end of the decade.
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After Cuba brought Fidel Castro to power, Cuba forged close ties with the Sovie Union. When the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba, it sparked a crisis in which we weren't sure if the U.S. would get bombed
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Presideny John F. Kennedy was assassinate in Dallas, Texas while rding in an open-topped limosuine with Jakie Kennedy and John and Nellie Connally. Three shots were fired, two hitting Kennedy and one hit Connally. Later that afternoon
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- The 24th Amendment abolished the poll tax on January 23 1964.
- President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting discrimination of all kinds on July 2 1964.
- Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern African Americans to vote.
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A war that killed over 58,000 people. It was supported by many Americans.
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Civil rghts activist, Martin Luther King jr., was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee while standing on his balcony.the bullet hit his cheek, traveled through his neck, and stopped at his shoulder blade. James Erl Ray, an escaped convict, was arrested but many believe he was innocent.
