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Sroka87

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Sroka87
@sroka87 May 10, 2020, 4:57 PM UTC

1965 - USA enters Vietnam War

American combat troops arrive on the ground, escalating a conflict that had been building for decades. America stepped onto the “slippery slope” on a quiet stretch of beach just northwest of the Viet…

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@sroka87 May 9, 2020, 6:56 PM UTC

1964 - Beatlemania

The British chart topping band embarked on a world tour that saw their celebrity status shoot into the stratosphere, attracting massive crowds of screaming fans wherever they performed. By the time t…

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@sroka87 May 6, 2020, 1:38 PM UTC

1963 - Civil Rights Movement

A pivotal year in the campaign for black rights, which saw hundreds of thousands take part in the March on Washington led by Martin Luther King, as well as acts of violence, political theater and dir…

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@sroka87 May 2, 2020, 11:48 AM UTC

1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis

A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over nuclear-tipped missiles based on Cuba was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict. After seizing power…

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@sroka87 May 1, 2020, 4:51 PM UTC

1961 - construction of Berlin Wall begins

After sealing off free passage between East and West Berlin with barbed wire, East German authorities begin building the Berlin Wall to permanently close off access to the West. The end of World War…

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@sroka87 Apr 29, 2020, 8:52 PM UTC

1960 - Ruby Bridges goes to school

As the first black student to attend an all-white school, 6 year old Ruby Bridges is escorted by US Marshalls during her first year at William Frantz Elementary in Louisiana. Bridges was one of six b…

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@sroka87 Apr 29, 2020, 8:41 AM UTC

1959 - Cuban Revolution

After years of fighting in the mountains, Fidel Castro leads a band of guerrilla campesinos into Havana, overthrowing President Batista's tyrannical government and launching the Cuban socialist exper…

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@sroka87 Apr 28, 2020, 12:01 PM UTC

1958 - Elvis joins the Army

The world renowned rock n roll singer is drafted and joins the US Army as a regular soldier, where he is stationed in Germany. When Elvis Presley turned 18 on January 8, 1953, he fulfilled his patrio…

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@sroka87 Apr 27, 2020, 10:24 AM UTC

1957 - Soviet satellites Sputnik I and II launched

Launch of Sputnik I and II - the Soviet Union takes the initiative in the Space Race by launching two satellites into orbit, the second containing Laika, a stray dog. History was made on October 4, 1…

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@sroka87 Apr 26, 2020, 5:18 PM UTC

1956 - Hungarian Revolution

** Hungarian Revolution** - a nationwide revolt against Soviet-imposed policies is crushed after days of bitter fighting. The problems in Hungary began in October 1956, when thousands of protesters t…

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