First Woman in Space 

First Woman in Space 

In June 1963 the Soviet cosmonaut, Vladimirovna Tereshkova was the first woman in space.

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Battle of Ap Bac 1963

Battle of Ap Bac 1963

Battle of Ap Bac 1963

A Viet Cong battalion inflicted heavy casualties on South Vietnamese government forces and escaped with minor losses.

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JFK Speaks On Vietnam 1962

JFK Speaks On Vietnam 1962

In 1962 the U.S. government maintained secrecy regarding the extent of U.S. military involvement in South Vietnam, As the Viet Cong insurgency expanded, U.S. military personnel flew combat missions and accompanied South Vietnamese soldiers in ground operations to find...

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a cold war confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, which escalated into an international crisis when American deployments of missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by deployments of Soviet...

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Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in October 1962. The situation escalated into an international crisis when American missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments of similar ballistic...

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East German Killed Crossing Berlin Wall

East German Killed Crossing Berlin Wall

In August 1962 Peter Fechter, an 18 year old East German bricklayer, the 27th known person to die at the Berlin Wall, was shot and killed by East German border guards while trying to cross over to West Berlin. Source: Wikipedia

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