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The USSR tested its first hydrogen bomb in 1953. It was much more powerful than earlier atomic bombs. This marked a major step in the nuclear arms race with the U.S.
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White schools allowed Black students.
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This was the first successful launch of a satellite by the United States.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis happened in October 1962. The U.S. discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba. It ended when the USSR removed the missiles and the U.S. made secret and public promises.
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JFK was the 35th president and was shot in Dallas Texas.
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Malcolm X was a civil rights leader who believed in fighting back against racism and segregation.
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MLK jr. was shot at a hotel in Tennessee.
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The Apollo 11 launch was the first man that stepped on the moon.
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4 students get shot at a protest at Kent state and are killed.
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The 26 amendment was ratified bringing the voting age of 21 down to 18.
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In 1977 jimmy carter is inaugurated as the 39th president of the United States.
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73 seconds after being launched the challenger rocket exploded killing all 7 passengers.
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The barrier between east and West Berlin fell undoing the separation of the two sides.
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In 1993 billion Clinton was inaugurated as the 42nd president of the United States.
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Two planes hit the World Trade Center. Killing 2,996. Another plane crashed into the pentagon and another crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.
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The population of the United States is estimated to have hit 300 million citizens.
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Barack Obama is inaugurated and is the first black president.
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After a raid ordered by Obama Osama bin Laden was killed.