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McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. It also means "the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism."
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NFL Championship Game, Rote threw for four touchdowns and ran in another as the Lions routed Cleveland 59-14 and claimed their third championship in six years.
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Fight Of The Year . 15 round fight . Rocky Won
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Ray Kroc opens a McDonald's fast food restaurant and, after purchasing the franchise from its original owners, oversees its national (and later, worldwide) expansion
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The $64,000 Question premieres on CBS television, with Hal March as the host.
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Rosa Parls along with other African Americans were arrested for not giving up their seat on the bus for white riders.
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"In God we Trust" adopted as national motto
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When a federal ruling, Browder v. Gayle, took effect, and led to a United States Supreme Court decision that declared the Alabama and Montgomery laws requiring segregated buses to be unconstitutional
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African American student Harvey Gantt enters Clemson University in South Carolina, the last U.S. state to hold out against racial integration.
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King posted bail and began to plan more demonstrations (Children’s Crusade)
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ZIP codes are introduced in the U.S.
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– NASA launches Syncom, the world's first geostationary (synchronous) satellite.
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Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested that afternoon and charged with the crime that night
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Viet Cong guerrillas attack the U.S. military compound at Pleiku in the Central Highlands, killing eight Americans, wounding 126 and destroying ten aircraft.
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The first Super Bowl is played, with the Green Bay Packers defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10.
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An outbreak of tornadoes strikes the upper Midwest section of the United States (in particular the Chicago area, including the suburbs of Belvidere and Oak Lawn, Illinois, where 33 people are killed and 500 injured).
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In Houston, boxer Muhammad Ali refuses military service.
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April 4, 1968, a shot rang out as King stood on the motel's second-floor balcony. The bullet entered through his right cheek, smashing his jaw, then traveled down his spinal cord before lodging in his shoulder
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United States presidential election, 1968 (Richard Nixon elected president)
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He then turned and set his left boot on the surface at 2:56 UTC July 21, 1969,[80] then spoke the famous words "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."
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Debut Of Wheel Of Fortune on NBC
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Super Bowl IX: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Minnesota Vikings 16–6 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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The Weather Underground bombs the U.S. State Department main office in Washington, D.C..
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Fire breaks out in the World Trade Center.
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U.S. President Gerald Ford survives a second assassination attempt, this time by Sara Jane Moore in San Francisco.
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McDonald's introduces the Happy Meal.
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Michael Jackson releases his first breakthrough album Off the Wall. It sells 7 million copies in the United States alone, making it a 7x platinum album.
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A major gay rights march in the United States takes place in Washington, D.C., involving many tens of thousands of people.
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The world premiere for Star Trek: The Motion Picture is held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
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World Wrestling Entertainment Debut
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In 1983, scientists discovered the virus that causes AIDS.
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21-year-old female singer Whitney Houston releases her first album
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The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS, used since then to screen all blood donations in the United States.
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Mike Tyson makes his professional debut in Albany, New York, a match which he wins by a first round knockout.
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WrestleMania debuts at Madison Square Garden.
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Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. (The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months.)
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Microsoft Corporation releases the first version of Windows, Windows 1.0.
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Jack Nicklaus holds the record for the most Masters victories, winning the tournament six times during his career. Nicklaus is also the oldest winner of the Masters: he was 46 years 82 days old when he won in 1986. Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, and Tiger Woods co-hold the record for most consecutive victories with two.
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The animated comedy The Simpsons Debuts
