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In the Soviet Union, a United States U-2 reconnaissance plane is shot done
u2 was shot down -
The entire United States figure skating team is killed in a plane crash near Brussels,
the u.s created a new team and won th olympics -
The construction of the Berlin Wall begins by the Soviet bloc
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Soviets put missiles in cuba
soviets put missiles in cuba which increases tension between them and the u.s. this is known as the Cuban Missile Crysis -
The Cuban Missile Crises begins
in response of the soviets building missiles -
martin luther king jr. gave a speech
he gave the "I have a Dream" speech -
Lee Harvey Oswald is shot and killed
hes shot and killed by Jack Ruby on november 24th same day President Kennedy was assassinated by Oswald. -
Cigarettes warning
the first warning that cigarettes were dangerous and cause lung cancer -
Jack Ruby convicted
he was convicted of the murder of lee Harvey Oswald and sentenced to death -
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964Read more: Civil Rights Movement Timeline (14th Amendment, 1964 Act, Human Rights Law) | Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html#ixzz2xjQAHlha
this prohibits discrimination between all races -
blacks arrested
Martin Luther King jr. and 2600 blacks were arrested for protesting and damaging. -
Court decides Miranda vs. Arizona
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First heart implant
the first implant was done successfully -
Richard Nixon
was inaigurated as the 37th president of the u.s -
the first u.s man on the moon
they had finally got someone on the moon and fullfilled JFK'S word that he would get someone on the moon
