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The Rosenbergs were convicted
More Info HereThe Rosenbergs, Ethel and Julius, were convicted on March 29 for espionage. -
Monkeys Fly
More info hereSpace Monkey: Able and Miss Baker return to Earth from space aboard the flight Jupiter AM-18 -
Belgians in the Congo
More Info HereThe Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) was declared independent of Belgium on June 30, with Joseph Kasavubu as President and Patrice Lumumba as Prime Minister. -
John Glenn Away
More Info HereJohn Glenn Flew the first American manned orbital mission termed "Friendship 7" on February 20. -
JFK Assasination
More Info HereJFK blown away: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated on November 22 while riding in an open convertible through Dallas. -
Ho Chi Minh
More Info HereA Vietnamese communist, who served as President of Vietnam from 1954–1969. March 2 Operation Rolling Thunder begins bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail supply line from North Vietnam to the Vietcong rebels in the south. On March 8, the first U.S. combat troops, 3,500 marines, land in South Vietnam. -
Bernie Goetz
More Info Here On December 22, Mr. Goetz shot four young men who he said were threatening him on a New York City subway. Goetz was charged with attempted murder but was acquitted of the charges, though convicted of carrying an unlicensed gun. -
China's under martial law
More Info HereOn May 20, China declares martial law, enabling them to use force of arms against protesting students to end the Tiananmen Square protests.
