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Timeline
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First US Troops arrive in Vietnam
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JFK Space Speech at Rice University
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JFK Assassinated
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Cassius Clay (aka Muhammad Ali) becomes Heavyweight Boxing Champion
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Civil Rights Act
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Texas Western University Miners win NCAA Basketball Championship against heavily favored Kentucky
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Boston Celtics win 9th straight NBA Title
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First Super Bowl
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NBA Adds 2 teams, Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns
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Neil Armstrong becomes first man on the moon
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"Miracle Mets" win World Series
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Terrorists attack Israeli Atheletes at Summer Olympic Games
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Philidelphia 76ers have worst season in basketball history, going 9-73
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Jack Nicklaus wins PGA Championship along with 6 other titles that year
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Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's all time homerun record