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The top Nazi murderer of Jews, Adolf Eichmann, was captured by Israelis in Argentina. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005251.html
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The Berlin Wall was built to stop the flood of refugees http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005251.html
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Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr. was the first American to orbit the Earth- three times in 4 hr 55 min http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005251.html
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Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I Have a Dream” Speech. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005251.html
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John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005251.html
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Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution. This resolution of Congress gave President Lyndon Johnson authority to increase U.S. involvement in the war between North and South Vietnam. http://www.classbrain.com/artteenst/publish/article_105.shtml
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Malcolm X was shot to death at Harlem rally in New York City. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005251.html
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The US Supreme Court rules in the Miranda case that police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them http://www.1966vwbeetle.com/1966majornewsevents.htm
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Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as first black U.S. Supreme Court. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005251.html
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Martin Luther King Jr. is slain in Memphis. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005251.html
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Apollo 11 astronauts- Neil Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. and Michael Collins- take man’s first walk on the moon. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005251.html
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