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World Timeline (1961-1963)
Browse a chronology of major events that occurred during Kennedy's presidency.
1961 |
UN General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa
Berlin Wall is built, dividing East and West Germany
American-backed Cuban exiles fail in an attempt to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs
Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completes the first orbit of Earth by a human |
1962 |
U.S. establishes a military council in South Vietnam
USSR sends arms to Cuba, setting off the "Cuban Missile Crisis" with the U.S.
Uganda and Tanganyika become independent nations (Tanganyika subsequently merged with Zanzibar in 1964 to become Tanzania)
U2 pilot Gary Powers is traded by the USSR for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, who had been captured by the U.S. |
1963 |
French president Charles de Gaulle prevents Great Britain's entry into the Common Market
Nuclear test ban treaty is signed by the U.S., Great Britain, and USSR
Buddhist-led military group overthrows the government of South Vietnam
Kenya becomes an independent republic
John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas; Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president |
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