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Eleanor Roosevelt (D) against Margaret Chase Smith (R) debated social issues on live television.
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The Flintstones was a cartoon show about a prehistoric family of cavemen.
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President John F Kennedy was elected into office.
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was a group of civil rights activists who advocated for black power. One of the earliest examples is the Freedom Rides.
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The Russians send Yuri Gagarin to become the first man outside of Earth's orbit.
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The Berlin Wall was constructed to separate West Berlin from East Germany and East Berlin.
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Roger Maris finishes his season with 61 home runs, breaking Babe Ruth's previous record of 60.
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The Students for a Democratic Society released a broad critique of the systems of the United States and it's inability to achieve international peace and economic justice.
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James Meredith was the first African-American student to be admitted to Ole Miss University in Mississippi.
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A dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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Dr. No, the first James Bond film, released, following the main enemy, Dr. No, who aims to destroy the U.S. Space Program.
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President Kennedy was shot and killed in his car in a motorcade.
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The Beatles were a British boy band that came to America during the British Invasion and changed popular culture.
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The Beatles made their first live television appearance, performing "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
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A world's fair with over 100 restaurants and activities, representing over 80 countries.
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Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her home after a Barbiturate overdose.
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Johnson was elected into office after beating out Barry Goldwater with 61% of the popular vote.
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Malcolm X, a prominent civil rights activist was assassinated during a speech in Manhattan at 39 years old.
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A riot in the Watts neighborhood, resulting in 34 deaths and over 1,000 injured, as well as several fires set.
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Ali refused to go into the military service, stating that he had no problem with Vietcong. He was convicted of draft evasion and was fined $10,000.
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The manufacture, sale, and possession of LSD was outlawed.
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Star Trek was a show from a futuristic space perspective, following a group of scientists on the Starship Enterprise.
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The Summer of Love was a social movement in San Francisco that involved more than 100,000 people in hippie dress and behavior in a large group.
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The first NFL super bowl, a show to football talent in a highly-perceived game.
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An album released by the Beatles that changed the approach to "new music" for a younger generation.
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Marshall was the first African-American to serve in the Supreme Court, elected by Lyndon B. Johnson.
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A significant escalation of the Vietnam War, involving North Vietnamese and communist Vietcong forces attacking targets in South Vietnam.
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Civil Rights activist and leader, Martin Luther King Jr. gets assassinated in the Lorraine Motel.
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Robert F Kennedy, President Kennedy's brother, was assassinated.
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A series of protests against the Vietnam War at the National Convention, which quickly turned violent after protestors climbed atop a statue of a horse.
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President Richard Nixon was elected into office.
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The Stonewall Riots were protests by the gay community against oppression and police raids, with key members like Marsha P. Johnson.
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The first man to land on the moon after an intense Space Race between America and the Soviet Union.
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Woodstock was a music festival that brought together likeminded youth and celebrated music, art, and overall peace.
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The festival was a counterculture rock concert hosted by the Rolling Stones.