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The Supreme Court expanded its ban on segregation in interstate buses.
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President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson wins the election.
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President Kennedy proposed programs that would improve the economy, help the poor, and the advancement of the space program.
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United States made its first attempt to send a person into space. Alan Shepard made a 15-minute flight that reached 115 miles of altitude.
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Were attempts to desegregate interstate travel. The results of the freedom rides were that The Interstate Commerce Commission banned segregation in interstate transportation.
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Photographs were taken by a U-2 plane, the photographs showed missiles being assemble in cuba.
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Soviet union attempted to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba. The missiles were 90 miles away from the United States.
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Published by Bett Friedan , which inspired the women's movement.
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Civil rights demonstration in Washington D.C which protesters called for jobs and freedom.
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Violence were used against peaceful demonstrators. This got national attention. Birmingham desegregated public facilities.
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JFK is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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90 minutes after John F. Kennedy was pronounced dead, Lyndon Johnson was inside Air Force One on an airstrip at Dallas's Love Field. And took the oath to become the next President.
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Was established after the assassination of President Kennedy. This comission investigated the assassination and was headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren.
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Constitutional amendment that outlawed the poll tax.
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President Johnson proposed for aid to public education, voting rights, conservation and beautification projects, medical care for the elderly and elimination of poverty.
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A law that was passed that made discrimination illegal in a public, schools , voting and jobs.
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Gave Johnson complete authority to escalate the war in Vietnam.
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Designated lands to be preserved for public enjoyment
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State troopers attacked marchers, this got national attention. President Johnson used federal forces to protect the marchers. They protested about voting rights.
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Johnson authorized the bombing of north Vietnam and increases the number of american troops in South Vietnam.
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Law that reduced the barriers that prevented African Americans from voting.
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Provided Protection for rare, endangered and threatened plants and animals.
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American soldiers surrounded civilians and shot them point blank.
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King was shot when he was at his motel on the balcony. He was shot with a high-powered rifle. He was pronounced dead after an hour.
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Prohibited discrimination when buying or renting a house.
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Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces throughout South Vietnam.
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Nixons policy of replacing American military with South Vietnam Troops.
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Astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. Unfortunately, Kennedy was not able to see this, he was assassinated.
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Was an music festival in upstate New York
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When the stones hired a lawless motorcycle gang to keep order but instead they ended up beating a person to death
