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In the 1960s the KKK started to preform more terroristic attacks because of the civil rights movement that was taking place during that time. History.com Staff. “Ku Klux Klan.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/ku-klux-klan.
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Became president in 1961 (1960-1963) “John F. Kennedy elected president.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-elected-president.
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Was assassinated in 1963 “John F. Kennedy assassinated.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-assassinated.
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The Vietnam War ended in 1975 ending with a 58,220 US Military death toll. “Nixon declares Vietnam War is ending.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-declares-vietnam-war-is-ending.
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Elvis Presley was HUGE in the music industry but then he ended up dying of heart failure at age 42 “Elvis Presley.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 28 Apr. 2017, www.biography.com/people/elvis-presley-9446466.
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Was sworn in and became the 40th president of the united states, AND ended up being a victim of a failed assassination attempt less than 100 days after he took office. History.com Staff. “Ronald Reagan.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/ronald-reagan.
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Ronald Reagan was in office for less than 100 days and someone tried to kill him. No one knows why, but Ronald Reagan ended up surviving because the assassination attempt was unsuccessful. Rosenberg, Jennifer. “A Lot Happened During the 1980s.” ThoughtCo, www.thoughtco.com/1980s-timeline-1779955.
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AKA Sally Ride, was the first AMERICAN woman to travel into space Dunbar, Brian. “Who Was Sally Ride?” NASA, NASA, 12 May 2015, www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/who-was-sally-ride-k4.html.
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The first version of windows came out on this date, before windows was only used for servers for big companies and industries. The windows 1.0 version sold for 100$. So if you wanted an operating system on your computer you need to pay 100$ “Microsoft Windows History.” Computer Hope, 15 Sept. 2017, www.computerhope.com/history/windows.htm.
