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Disneyland is Built
Walt Disney, whose father had worked at previous world's fairs and inspired his son to build the iconic Magic Castle and other exhibits opens in Anaheim, California. -
Interstate Highway Act
From this people were allowed to transport goods quicker across the country and that reduced cost of the overall price. If they got it there faster, it was less cost to the consumer. -
Explorer 1
Explorer I, the first U.S. space satellite, is launched by the Army at Cape Canaveral. It would discover the Van Allen radiation belt. We were one step closer in the space race. -
Alaska and Hawaii Become States
Alaska was a Russian colony from 1744 until the USA bought it in 1867 for $7,200,000. It was made a state in 1959. Hawaii was a kingdom until 1893 and became a republic in 1894. It then ceded itself to the USA in 1898 and became a state in 1959. -
President Kennedy Assassination
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Oswald on November 22, 1963 at 12:30 p.m. while riding in a motorcade in Dallas during a campaign visit. -
First Man on the Moon
Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin land on the moon. The U.S. economy spends a lot of money to make this happen.
