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John F. Kennedy is Sworn In
JFK's Inagural Address - 'Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country!' Fun Fact: The address was 1364 words and took 13 minutes and 42 seconds to deliver, from the first word to the last word, not including applause at the end, making it the fourth-shortest inaugural address ever delivered. -
First Man to Orbit the Earth
Yuri Gagarin (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961. -
Marilyn Monroe Found Dead
Marilyn Monroe was found dead in the bedroom of her Brentwood home. "Acute barbiturate poisoning" was thought to have been the cause of her death. Other people thought it was "probable suicide". However, her death is still one of the most debated conspiracy theories of all time. -
"I Have a Dream" - Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr. gives this famous speech. More than 200,000 peaceful demonstrators came to Washington D.C. to demand equal rights for black and white people. -
Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
JFK was assinated at 12.30pm (CTC) in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. A ten month investigation in 1963-64 by the Warren Commission concluded that Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald acting alone and that Jack Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald before he could stand trial.
