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Democratic Candidate John F. Kennedy wins the presidential election
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JFK establishes the Peace Corps, a volunteer organization aiming to spread good will and practical knowledge
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JFK reveals a plan for economic recovery, emphasizing large tax cuts and will become part of the Tax Reduction Act in 1964
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JFK is assassinated mysteriously and the vice president is sworn in.
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Previous vice president Lyndon Johnson outlaws discrimination in public fascilities based on race, ethnicity, gender, or religion.
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Medicare and Medicaid are created by President Johnson to aid the elderly and those on welfare.
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Minimum Wage increases by 35 cents.
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Students at Columbia University seize campus buildings, protesting the involvment of building a gym in a Black community.
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President Johnson outlaws discrimination during the sale of privately-owned homes/apartments.
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Republican candidate Richard Nixon is elected President of the United States of America