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1961 - US President John Kennedy asks for an Alliance for Progress and Peace Corps.

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1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.

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1964 - Ranger 6 launched; makes perfect flight to Moon, but cameras fail.

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1966 - -19 degrees F (-28 degrees C) in Corinth, Mississippi (state record).

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1966 - -27 degrees F (-33 degrees C) in New Market, Alabama (state record).

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1969 - US/Canada ISIS 1 launched to study ionosphere.

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1973 - US Jury finds Watergate defendants Liddy and McCord guilty on all counts.

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1976 - William E Colby ends term as 10th director of US Central Intelligence Agency.

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1976 - George Bush becomes 11th director of US Central Intelligence Agency (until 1977).

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1977 - 8th (final) part of Roots is most-watched TV entertainment show to date.

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