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Navy Lieutenant Donald Walsh and Jacques Piccard descend to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the submersible the Trieste.
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The first star appears on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, belonging to Joanne Woodward.
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The United States launched the world's first weather satellite, this marked the first day it became possible to observe the Earth's weather conditions from outer space.
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JFK was sworn in as the 35th President of the United States of America, becoming the youngest and first Catholic president to be elected at the time.
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Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person ever to enter space.
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Construction on the Berlin Wall commences in an effort to separate East and West Berlin.
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The Soviet Union began to install nuclear missiles in Cuba. The United States wouldn't have this and after 13 days and many secret negotiations, the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missiles.
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Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her home from a drug overdose.
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The Beatles release their first single, "Love Me Do" in the United Kingdom.
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Alcatraz is closed as a prison due to high operation costs.
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U.S. Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. gives his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March for Jobs and Freedom in Washington.
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United States President John F. Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
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The Beatles make their American debut on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston to win the heavyweight championship of the world.
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Martin Luther King Jr. wins the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the youngest recipient of this honor.
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Around 3,500 United States Marines arrive in South Vietnam, becoming the first American combat troops in Vietnam.
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British Model Jean Shrimpton when she arrived at the Melbourne Cup Carnival wearing a minidress above the knees, with no stockings, gloves or hat.
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Walt Disney publicly announces the plan for Walt Disney World, with the park having its grand opening in 1971.
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The Soviet Union's Luna 9 unmanned spacecraft lands on the Moon
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The television show "Star Trek" debuts on NBC.
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A heap containing unwanted rock from the local mine slid down Merthyr Mountain. It destroyed twenty houses and a farm, as well as a Junior School were 144 were killed.
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The first Super Bowl took place at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California against the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Rolling Stone publishes its first magazine issue.
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South African doctor Christiaan Barnard completes the first heart transplant operation at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated by James Earl Ray whilst standing outside of his motel balcony in Tennessee.
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In the midst of a presidential run, Robert F. Kennedy is shot after addressing supporters by Sirhan Sirhan.
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The first manned flight in NASA's Apollo program, Apollo 7, successfully launches into orbit.
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Neil Armstrong becomes the first human to step on the moon, during NASA's Apollo 11 mission.
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The Brady Bunch premiers on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family with six children
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Preschool educational program Sesame Street airs on public broadcasting television stations. The program reached its 49th season in 2018.
