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The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. -
The Little rock Nine was a group of nine African American students that wanted to attend an all white school. It was all part of the Civil Rights movement to get rid of segregation. -
Explore 1 was the United States first satellite to be sent off into space. A few months before, the Soviet Union had launched their first tool into space, so the U.S. felt threatened and launched one as well. -
Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the United States. -
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Cuba was territory of the United States, and the Soviet Union had their missiles very close to the Cuban territory. This almost started a war between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
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On this Day, Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of hundreds of civil right marchers. The speech took place at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited Segregation and inequality for everyone in public areas. -
Martin Luther King Jr was shot at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. -
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Neil Armstrong was an American, and he was the first person to ever walk on the moon. -
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The Vietnam War finally ended when the North Vietnamese forces captured the Saigon. More than 2 million people lost their lives throughout the war.