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John F. Kennedy
John F. Kneeedy becoms President. JFK was the 35th President. he was born on May 29, 1917 at his family home in Brookline, MA. He was always very sick as a boy. He was assasinated on November 21, 1963. -
Peace Corps Founded
The Peace Corps were a volunteer program where young Americans get to surve in undeveloped nations. -
Ken doll invented
Ken, Barbies boyfriend, is invented -
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
First human to Orbit Earth.
Communist Russia gets ahead of the US in the Space Race. He was a wold wide hero. -
The Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro started an overthrowing of the Cuban Government. The US was unshure about him being linked with the communists so they attacked him. Castro captured the Americans and held them captive for 20 months but we negotiated out a deal with him and got them back. 400 non-communist Cuban Exiles die durring this invasion. Bay of Pigs -
Tossin' and Tunin'
" Tossin' and Turning' " By Bobby Lewis Hits the top of the charts. -
Freedom Riders
This was the first freedom ride. It took place with two busses, seven blacks, and six whites. The busses were headed into the south. Once they were in the south, they were beatin, harrased, and one bus went up in flames! They were in Brimingham, Alabama but then went to New Orleans. -
Astronaut Alan Shepard in SPACE
First American Man in Space
He flew on the Freedom 7. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated the day after D-Day. He got accepted to NASA and was part of the Mercury 7. -
The Berlin Wall was built
This wall was made to keep East Berlin seperated from West Berlin. The wall stood untill November 9, 1989, when finaly, The head of the East German Coummunist party said the citizens could come and go as they please. That night crowds of people began to tear the wall down. -
Roger Maris beats Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris had recently become the new single-season home run champion. By four votes, he beat out Mickey Mantle for the American League Most Valuable Player award. (The date is at the end of the 2014 season and will not be correct.) -
The Dick Van Dyke Show
This show is about a family who lives in the suburbs and the husband is a comedic writer.
