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Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was arrested after refusing to give her spot to a white man on a public bus, which instigated the start of a long journey towards freedom. -
Baby Boom Peak
4.3 billion babies were born in this year, marking the peak of the post-war "baby boom" -
NASA
NASA space program was founded -
Kennedy elected
JFK was elected as the 35th president of the United States -
Bay of Pigs
The bay of pigs invasion in Cuba takes place. -
First African American to attend the University of Mississippi
James Meredith became the first african american to attend the University of Mississippi, which was a highly segregated southern school at the time. -
Kennedy is assassinated
John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, TX. -
Martin Luther King Jr Assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated