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Alaska
Alaska becomes the 49th state -
Hawaii
Hawaii becomes the 50th state -
Bay of Pigs
Invasion on Bay of Pigs in Cuba fails -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
the Soviet Union secretly puts missiles in Cuba and the United States works out a deal for both sides to get their missiles out from where they were. -
"I Have a Dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech -
Civil Rights Act
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act -
"Great Society" idea
Johnson President Johnson introduces his idea of the "Great Society" -
Voting Rights Act
President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act -
25th Amendment
25th Amendment ratified -
King assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated in Memphis -
Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr are the first to land on the moon