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1963 |
| June 10th |
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President
John F. Kennedy called for a nuclear test-ban treaty, at the
American University address in Washington, D.C. |
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| June 11th |
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Responding
to court orders to integrate schools, Alabama Gov. George Wallace
barred the doorway of the Univ. of Alabama, in support of his
proclamation of "Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow!
Segregation forever!". |
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| June 16th |
|
Soviet
cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman
in space in Vostok 6. |
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| June 26th |
|
President
John F. Kennedy blasted communism and promised to defend the
citizens of West Berlin in a speech made at the Berlin Wall.
"Ich bin ein Berliner". |
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August
26th - 29th |
|
More
than 200,000 people marched in Washington in support of civil-rights
for Black African-Americans. |
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| August 28th |
|
Martin
Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I have a dream" on
the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Washiington D.C., USA. |
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| November
1st |
|
A
coup in South Vietnam, supported by the United States, was successful.
South Vietnamese rebels murdered President Ngo Dinh Diem. |
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| November
21st |
|
President
Kennedy made an address at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical
Health Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA. |
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| November
22nd |
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President
Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, United States. Harvey
Lee Oswald was arrested under suspicion of being the assassin.
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| November
22nd |
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Vice
President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President on Air
Force One on the return flight to Washington D.C. Air Force
One was also carrying the body of President Kennedy. |
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| November
24th |
|
Kennedy
assassin suspect, Harvey Lee Oswald, was shot dead by Dallas
nightclub owner Jack Ruby, in Dallas, Texas, USA. |
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| November
27th |
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President
Johnson addressed Congress following the assassination of President
Kennedy. 'The greatest leader of our time has been struck down
by the foulest deed of our time'. |
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| November
29th |
|
Lyndon
B. Johnson was sworn in as President. Lyndon B. Johnson applies
the infamous "Johnson Treatment" to Sen. Richard Russell
(D-GA). |
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A
telephone hotline between the two superpowers, America and the
Soviet Union, was installed for direct contact in moments of
emergency. |
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