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Sputnik I
Spudnik launches which marked the start of the space age. -
NASA
The president signs the bill to create NASA. -
Explorer VI
The United States sends the Explorer VI into space carrying the most comprehensive scientific package yet. -
Discoverer XIV
The first camera equipped spy satelite is launched by the US. -
Invasion of Cuba
Exiled Cubans supported by the US government invade Bay of Pigs in atempt to overthrow the government. -
Trade With Cuba
JFK orders all trade with Cuba to be stopped. -
Trade Ends With Cuba
JFK orders all trade with Cuba to be stopped. -
JFK Assassinated
John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. -
New Leader of USSR
Alexsei Kosygin becomes prime minister of the Soviet Union. -
US Marines
U.S. Marines sent to Dominican Republic to fight Communism -
France and NATO
France withdraws from NATO command structure. -
US Summit
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for a three-day summit. -
NPT
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is opened for signature. -
Apollo 11
The U.S. accomplishes the first manned moon landing, Apollo 11.
