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Coca-Cola gets its first trademark
Coca-Cola gets its first trademark on the contour bottle from U.S. Patent office and Sprite was introduced -
JFK wins Presidency
JFK is elected President of the United States -
Vietnam War
JFK sends letter to President Diem and pledges ¨the United States is determined to help Vietnam preserve its independence." They wanted to prevent the spread of communism. -
National Guard Desegregates Ole Miss
JFK sent National Guard to Ole Miss for admission to Ole Miss for admission of 1st African American students -
¨I Have a Dream" speech
Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his ¨I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for jobs and freedom -
Kennedy Assassination
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. -
Johnson proclaims ¨Great Society¨
President Lyndon Johnson introduces theme for his agenda, stating that we must ¨set our course toward the Great Society.¨ -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act outlawed discrimination in public facilities such as parks, hotels, restaurants, etc.. -
Creation of Medicare / Medicaid
Both were created when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed amendments to the Social Security Act -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Act abolishes literacy tests used by local and state governments to inhibit African-American voting. -
Nixon wins Presidency
Republican candidate Richard Nixon is elected President of the United States -
Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to set foot on the moon
