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The Republic of China (Taiwan) drops diplomatic relations with France because of French recognition of the People's Republic of China.
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March 10:
Soviet military forces shoot down an unarmed reconnaissance bomber that had strayed into East Germany; the 3 U.S. flyers parachute to safety. -
April 8:
Gemini 1 is launched, the first unmanned test of the 2-man spacecraft. -
April 14:
A Delta rocket's third stage motor ignites prematurely in an assembly room at Cape Canaveral, killing 3. -
April 20:
U.S. President Lyndon Johnson in New York, and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow, simultaneously announce plans to cut back production of materials for making nuclear weapons. -
April 20:
Nelson Mandela makes his "I Am Prepared to Die" speech at the opening of the Rivonia Trial, a classic of the anti-apartheid movement. -
May 1:
At 4:00 a.m., John George Kemeny and Thomas Eugene Kurtz run the first program written in BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), an easy to learn high level programming language which they have created. BASIC is eventually included on many computers and even some games consoles.
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