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start of a new year
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oral contraseptives inveted
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John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th President of the United States.
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In Washington, DC John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential news conference.
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Ham the Chimp, a 37-pound (17-kg) male, is rocketed into space aboard Mercury-Redstone 2,
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The Beatles perform for their first time at the Cavern Club.
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Peace Corps established
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South Africa withdraws from the Commonwealth of Nations.
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youri gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space
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President Kennedy delivers a revealing speech: The President and the Press: Address before the American Newspaper Publishers Association
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Diana, Princess of Wales is born in Sandringham, Norfolk, England,
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Construction of the Berlin Wall begins, restricting movement between East Berlin and West Berlin and forming a clear boundary between West Germany and East Germany, Western Europe and Eastern Europe.
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The death penalty is abolished in New Zealand.
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Joseph Stalin's body is removed from the Lenin Mausoleum.
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Neil Armstrong records a world record speed in a rocket plane of 6,587 km/h flying a X-15.
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U.S. President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
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The Vietnam War officially begins, as the first American helicopters arrive in Saigon along with 400 U.S. personnel.
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"Barbie" gets a boyfriend when the "Ken" doll is introduced.
this is not the correct date -
last day of 1961
