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Elvis Presley was a music sensation and changed the entertainment industry forever.
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The governor of Alabama blockaded the University of Alabama to stop integration, but John F. Kennedy sent federal troops to force desegregation.
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Forrest Gump meets John F. Kennedy in the White House.
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John F. Kennedy was assassinated while driving down the street in a convertible in Texas.
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The Vietnam War was a proxy war between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
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Forrest Gump recieves the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism in Vietnam.
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President Nixon is elected the 46th President of the United States.
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The first spaceflight to land humans on the moon.
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Ping-pong competitions between the U.S. and China helped improve relations.
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A shoe company is formed from the Blue Ribbon Sports company.
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A new space program involving reusable manned spacecraft launches.
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President Nixon is involved in the break-in of a DNC headquarters in the Watergate complex.
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President Richard Nixon resigned as President of the United States after his involvement in the Watergate scandal.
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An attempt to assassinate Gerald Ford failed.
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A company known as Apple was founded and Lieutenant Dan buys stock.
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Hurricane Carmen , a major Category 4 storm, makes landfall on the U.S. coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Jimmy Carter collapses while running a marathon. People fear a heart attack, but a physician declares heat exhaustion and says he is perfectly fine.
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Singer John Lennon was killed by Mark David Chapman in New York City.
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Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel, but was rushed to the emergency room and survived.
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A virus known as HIV was discovered. This virus causes failure of the immune system, making victims easily susceptible to infections and cancers.
