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Robert Frost
Robert Frost dies at age 88. He is a famous american poet. He was born March 26, 1874. -
Surfin' U.S.A.
"Surfin' U.S.A." by the Beach Boys was the second most popular song. The top song was a cover song. -
"The Feminine Mistique"
"The Feminine Mistique," by Betty Friedan, helped push the women's movement. She began to become intrested in Women's rights because she realized she did not work at all and was under her husbands controal. -
NBA Boston beats Los Angeles
The Western Cup winners, LA Lakers, get defeated in the playoffs by the Eastern Cup Winners, Boston Celtics. -
Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers was assasinated when comming home from an integration meeting. He was getting out of his car and was shot in the back. Byron De La Beckwith was the assasin but he was found unguilty because he was in front of all white juries. -
First Woman in Space
Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman ever to get to Space. She was born in 1937. She made her first parachute jump at age 22. The first American woman in Space was Sally Ride. She did not go to Space untill June 18, 1983. -
Zip Codes were invented
The Zoning Improvement Plan (Zip) is used to get things sorted and headed your way faster. -
March on Washington (for Jobs and Freedom)
More than 200,000 Americans went to Washington D.C. for a political rally for equality between races. This is key to geting Civil Rights. -
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream"
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." is what Martin said to the croud at the March on Washington
I Have a Dream Speech -
"Hot Line"
A "Hot Line" is connected between the US and Russia (Washington and Moscow. This is made to reduce the risk of war. -
John F. Kenedy's Assasination
While riding in a motorcade, JFK was assasinated in Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. He was shot shortly after noon. Govener Connally was also hit in the cheast. -
Dr. Who is released
The Doctor is a Timelord. He travels through time in his TARDIS but it shows up as a blue British Police box.
