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1960-1969

  • Paris Summit Conference

    Paris Summit Conference
    Khrushchev kills paris summit conference because of U-2
  • South Vietnam

    South Vietnam
    There are 900 U.S. military soldiers in south vietnam.
  • First U.S. spaceman

    First U.S. spaceman
    First U.S. spaceman, Navy Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard, Jr rockets 116.5 miles up into space on a 302 mile trip.
  • Military Advisers

    Military Advisers
    There are 2,000 U.S. military advisers in south vietnam.
  • First american to orbit earth

    First american to orbit earth
    Lt. Col John Glenn Jr is first american to orbit earth - three times in 4 hr and 55 min.
  • Treaty of Cooperation

    Treaty of Cooperation
    France and West Germany sign treaty of cooperation ending four centuries of conflicts.