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President Kennedy won the election 303 to 219 in the electoral college and by a 0.17% margin in the popular.
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the Wall completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989. Its demolition officially began on June 13, 1990 and was completed in 1992.
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a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.
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The 35th President of America JFK was assassinated while riding in a convertible in Dallas, Texas.
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They arrived at JFK airport, and greeted by their American fanbase.
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aka. the USS Maddox, led the US to engage in more direct war in Vietnam.
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hurgood Marshall - Appointed to the Supreme Court. In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court.
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Released June 2 in the US. The Beatles 8th studio album.
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The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces, on scores of cities, towns, and hamlets throughout South Vietnam. It was considered to be a turning point in the Vietnam War.
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He was close to winning the Democratic party nomination and likely would have been president, until he was shot in Los Angeles, CA
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Former vice president Richard Nixon defeated incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey.
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Apollo 11 was the first flight to land on the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are the main crew. This was a significant day to the Space Race.
