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Highways
Federal-Aid Highway Act was signed which begun the highway system -
Telephone cable
the first transatlantic phone cable started operating -
Alaska
Alaska is admitted into the U.S. as the 49th state -
Daytona 500
On this day, the Daytona 500 race was run for the first time -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall construction began on this day -
Kennedy shot
In Dallas, Texas, President John F. Kennedy was brutally wounded and later died -
First Super Bowl
On this day, the first Super Bowl was held in Los Angeles -
Walt Disney World
Disney World opened on this day in Orlando, Florida