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The Allies invade France at Normandy. They fought their way through France into Germany and defeated the Nazis. Forrest Gump, a fictional character in the book and movie by the same name, is born.
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The United States and the USSR fought one of the battles of the Cold War through proxies in North and South Vietnam because they were too afraid to fight each other for real. Both sent weapons into their respective allies, and the US sent troops. Eventually the US was forced to withdraw due to lack of support at home
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Russia based nuclear ICBMs in Cuba, and the US president backed them down through sheer force of will
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The Supreme Court orders the University of Alabama to admit African-American students
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President John F Kennedy is shot in the head while riding in a motorcade in Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald. The assassination is still mired in controversy
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John F Kennedy's brother Robert is also shot, in Los Angeles, California
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One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Neil Armstrong becomes the first man on the moon. The United States wins the Space Race
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'An Aquarian Exposition: Three Days of Peace and Music" The event was remembered in a movie, and as one of the defining moments of Rock and Roll
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The American Ping pong team was invited to play against China, in China. They are the first Americans in China since 1949.
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The DNC headquarters was broken into and wiretaps installed. The scandal eventually forced the resignment of President Nixon.
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First case of AIDS discovered in California. Believed to be started by the hippie movement.
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John Lennon was shot by Mark David Chapman in NYC.
