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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1999
Page
8
Highlights include LBJ sworn in as president after Kennedy’s assassination, Malcolm X killed in New York, the Selma march beginning, devastating Midwest tornadoes, antiwar student protests, space exploration milestones, and major civil rights and cultural firsts in 1965.
The Apollo 11 mission lands on the moon at 4 17 42 p m ET July 20 1969 with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin becoming the first humans to walk on the lunar surface. Michael Collins remains in lunar orbit as the crew collects samples photographs and regroups for return. A commemorative plaque proclaims peace for all mankind.
A dense chronology of 1960s events: political shocks from Nixon’s election and Johnson era policies to landmark court rulings, civil rights milestones, space and medical firsts, Vietnam era protests, and notable cultural moments. Names include Kennedy, Nixon, Speck, Ali, Onassis, Presley, Mays, Whitman, Grissom, White, Chaffee, Barnard, Speck, and many institutions.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr is shot on April 4 in Memphis triggering riots and 46 deaths as 4000 National Guard are deployed. James Earl Ray is charged on April 17 and arrested in London June 8. In early June Senator Robert F Kennedy is shot in Los Angeles and dies June 6 leaving Sirhan Sirhan as the alleged attacker.
A historic collage spans Churchill’s death and 1960s breakthroughs. The obituary notes Churchill’s London funeral attendance and Schweitzer’s Nobel laureate life in Gabon. It also covers Namath’s Jets Super Bowl II win, the Mets’ World Series run, the Woodstock festival, and early Boeing 747s and ATMs marking 1969 milestones.
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