‘Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in, to prevent them from leaving us.’
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John F. Kennedy 35th U.S. President Served Jan. 20, 1961 – Nov. 22, 1963
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Served Jan. 20, 1961 – Nov. 22, 1963 36th U.S. President, served Nov. 22, 1963 – Jan. 20, 1969 World events
• Pres. Kennedy bans travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba on Feb. 8. • The Beatles record their debut album “Please Please Me” in a single day Feb. 11 at the Abbey Road Studios in London. • Yugoslavia is proclaimed to be a socialist republic April 7, and Josip Broz
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Tito is named President for Life. • The Moscow-Washington hotline (unofficially, the “red telephone”) is authorized June 20. • Pres. Kennedy gives his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech in West Berlin, East Germany on June 26. • The United States, United Kingdom and Soviet Union sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty on Aug. 5. • The first episode of the BBC television series “Doctor Who” is broadcast in the
United Kingdom on Nov. 23.
U.S. News
• George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama on Jan. 14. In his inaugural speech, he defiantly proclaims “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!” • The Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay closes March 21. • Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Fred Shuttlesworth and others are arrested in a Birmingham, Alabama protest for “parading without a permit” April 12. King would issue his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on April 16. • The Coca-Cola
Company introduces its first diet drink May 1, Tab cola. • “Dr. No,” the first James Bond film, is shown in U.S. theaters May 8. • Alabama Gov. George Wallace stands in the door of the University of Alabama on June 11 to protest against integration, before stepping aside and allowing blacks James Hood and Vivian Malone to enroll. • The U.S. Supreme Court rules that state-mandated Bible reading in public schools is unconstitutional June 17. • ZIP codes are introduced by the United States Postal Service on July 1. • Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to an audience of at least 250,000, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28. • In a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, Pres. Kennedy is shot by Lee Harvey Oswald, and Governor of Texas John Connally is seriously wounded. A few hours later, new President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in aboard Air Force One, as Kennedy’s body is flown back to Washington, D.C.
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• Income per year ...... $5,807 • Minimum wage ........... $1.25 • New house ............ $12,650 • New car...................... $3,233 • Gallon of gas ................... 29¢ • Dozen eggs ..................... 55¢ • Gallon of milk . ............... 49¢ • Loaf of bread .................. 22¢ • First-class stamp ............. 4¢ • Movie ticket ................... 86¢
Movies
• The Great Escape • Cleopatra • The Birds • From Russia with Love • Charade • It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World • The Pink Panther • 81/2 • The Sword in the Stone • Bye Bye Birdie
Music
• “She Loves You,” The Beatles • “Louie Louie,” The Kingsmen • “Hey Paula,” Paul & Paula • “It’s My Party,” Lesley Gore • “Be My Baby,” The Ronettes • “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” The Beach Boys • “He’s So Fine,” The Chiffons • “Blue Velvet,” Bobby Vinton • “Can’t Get Used to Losing You,” Andy Williams • “Puff the Magic Dragon,” Peter, Paul & Mary
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