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birth control
Birth control pills were made available in jackson,mississippi in 1960.The U.S food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first oral contraceptive for marketing.Ortho Pharmacetical introduced in first birth control pill in 1963 -
Apollo project
In President Kennedy's speech to Congress, on May 25, 1961, he expressed a concern that the United States was falling behind the Soviet Union in technology and prestige. He challenged the nation to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade. -
inagural Speech
President John Kennedy gave a speech on television in support of civil rights -
Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers was a member of the NAACP.President Kennedy has just finishesd giving a speech in telivision,when Medgar evers was pulling into his driveway and was struck in the back with a bullet fired from an Enfield 1917 rifle.Medgar Evers staggered 9meters (30ft) before collapsing.He died at a local hospital 50 mins later. -
Martin Luther King
King's efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he expanded American values to include the vision of a color blind society, and established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history. -
Little Girls
On Sunday September 15,1963, In Birmingham,Alabama on 16th Street the baptist church was bombed.It was an African American church which killed four girls, -
President Kennedy
Jonh Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States and was assassinated at 12:30pm.On Friday November 22,1963 in Dealey Plaza,Dallas Texas,Kennedy was fatally shot while traveling.