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Malcolm X (Zakaria)
This was the day Malcolm was born.Human rights activist. -
Bays Of Pigs Invasion (Jefe)
Fidel Castro drove his guerilla army into Havana and overthrew General Fulgencio Batista. -
Stranger in a strange land (Isaiah)
A 1961 science fiction novel about a human coming to earth after being raised by aliens on Mars for most of their childhood
Its significance because it's a science fiction novel and at the time, space was a large concern during this time. -
Berlin Wall: A wall built to separate East and West Berlin. (Zakaria)
This was the date the wall began to be built. -
John Glenn (Cheyenne)
-First American to orbit the Earth.
-He was the oldest human ever in space.
Cold War Connection- There was a fear that the Soviet Union was winning the space race. However, when Glenn accomplished his round-the-world trip he was a national hero. -
Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett (Jefe)
A federal court ordered “Ole Miss” to admit him, but when he tried to register, he found the entrance to the office blocked by Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett. -
Liston Beats Patterson (Addison)
Liston was the first boxer to ever KO the reigning champ, this was an important fight because liston was tied to mobs and he was known as a thug. The knockout was on the 25th of september and he became the heavyweight champ the only person to every beat Liston was Cassius Clay AKA Muhammad Ali -
Ole Miss (Convection) (Jefe)
The governor was found guilty of civil contempt. -
Ole Miss Riots (Jefe)
On September 30th, Meredith was escorted onto the Ole Miss campus by U.S. Marshalls. This resulted in violence, leaving 2 people dead and over 300 injured. This has little effect in the Cold War but more in the Civil War -
Pope Paul (Cheyenne)
Became pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
Cold War Connection- Pope and other anti-communist leaders were quick to end the war particularly in Eastern Europe. -
JFK Blown Away (Jefe)
JFK was visiting Dallas for a presidential campaign. He wanted to win Florida and Texas for his campaign. The President was shot in the head and in the neck while riding in a presidential with his wife and the governor. -
Moonshot (Isaiah)
Flight of Apollo 11 in July of 1969
Launched from Cape Kennedy
This was significant to the cold war because it was one of the first successful human landing on the moon. -
Berlin Wall (Zakaria)
This was the date the wall was destroyed. -
Malcolm X (Zakaria)
Malcolm X was assassinated on this day.
