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Tiros
Tiros I, the first weather satellite, is successfully launched by the United States. -
U-2 incident
An American spy plane called a U-2 is shot down over the soviet union because it kept spying on them and they retalliated . They held the pilot as a prisoner. -
Kennedy Is Elected President
The presidential race is won by Senator John F. Kennedy, the Democratic candidate from Massachusetts over Vice President Richard M. Nixon. -
Bay Of Pigs
The "Bay of Pigs" was an invasion of Cuba in an attempt by Cuban exiles under the direction of the United States government to overthrow Fidel Castro. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crises began because the Soviet Union built missiles in Cuba, President John F. Kennedy ordered a naval and air blockade of military equipment to the island. They finally made an agreement that if the U.S. didn"t invade Cuba then they would get rid of the missiles. -
President Kennedy is Assassinated
President Kennedy is shot in the head while sitting in the back of a car, driving in a Parade. The gunman was Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Cassius Clay Is The Heavy Weight Champ Of The World
Cassius Clay Or Better known as Muhamed Ali, wins The Heavy Weight Championship of the worldby defeating Sonny Liston. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights movement changed how african americans were treatd in the u.s. The civil rights act made racial discrimination illegal in public places like theaters and restuarants. -
Johnson wins first presidential election
President Lyndon B. Johnson wins his first presidential election with a victory over Barry M. Goldwater from Arizona. He beat him with over 15 million in the popular vote. -
Malcolm X Assassinated
Malcolm X began to speak to a meeting of the Organization of Afro-American Unity when a disturbance broke out in the crowd, he got shot by three different guys and was hit 16 times. He died shortlty after when he got to the hospital. -
Medicare begins
The government medical program for citizens over the age of 65, began during this year -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall is sworn into office as the first black Supreme Court Justice. -
Martin Luther King Assassinated
Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee while standing on a motel balcony by James Earl Ray. -
Robert Kennedy gunned down
Presidential candidate, the Democratic Senator from New York, Robert F. Kennedy, is shot at a campaign victory celebration in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan, and dies one day later. -
Man On The Moon
The Apollo Program completes their mission when Niel Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon.
