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More than 1,400 scientists from 73 nations attend the first United Nations-sponsored International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy held in Geneva, Switzerland.
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The Soviet Union successfully launches Sputnik I
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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is created by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela
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John F. Kennedy is inaugurated President
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East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall
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The U.S. resumes nuclear weapons testing
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Reconnaissance reveals Soviet missiles in Cuba
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JFK Assassination
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Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President
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The U.S. launches the first nuclear reactor in space