America in the Cold War

America in the Cold War

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Nuclear Test Ban

Nuclear Test Ban TreatyOn August 5, 1963, after more than eight years of difficult negotiations, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. As scientists and the public gradually became aware of the dangers of radioactive fallout, they began to raise their voices against nuclear testing.

Neil Armstrong On July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped off the lunar landing module Eagle, and became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon.

Armstrong

Kennedy Assassination in 1963 Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was thought to be the lone gunnman that shot Kennedy. The Warren Commission was established by President Johnson on November 29, 1963 to investigate the assassination of Kennedy.

Assassination

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