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The 60's
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Berlin Wall Built.
In the middle of the night German soldiers built a wall on the border between east and west Berlin. -
First Man in Space.
On the Vostok 1 Soviets launched the first man into space. -
I have a dream
Martin Luther Kin Jr. Makes the very powerful and well known "I have a dream" speach. The speach was 17 minutes long and was a large moment in civil rights history, not to mention american history. -
JFK Assasinated
Lee Harvey Oswald shot president John F. Kennedy while riding in a motorcade in Dallas Texas -
Civil Rights act of 1964
An act passed iving all americansthe right to be served in facilities which are open to the public hotels, restaurants, theaters, retail stores, and similar establishments," as well as "greater protection for the right to vote." -
Malcolm X Assasinated
Malcolm X was shot and killed in a crowd disturbance before a speach in Manhattan -
Black Panther Party Established
Black power group formed. -
Che Guevara Killed
Revolutionist Che Guevara captured and executed. -
MLK Assasinated
James Earl Ray Shot MLK outside of his hotel after giving a speach. -
USA Gets first man on the moon
Neil Armstrongg becomes first man on the moon, with Edwin Aldrin right behind him
