| U.S. troops on training missions in Vietnam are ordered to fire if fired upon by enemy troops.
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The Supreme Court rules that reading of prayers in New York City schools is unconstitutional.
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| The Cuban Missile Crisis begins. In time, Soviet missiles are withdrawn from Cuba.
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| Telstar, the first commercial communications satellite, is launched by the U.S.
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Basketball player Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in one game.
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Walter Cronkite is made anchorman for CBS Evening News. | |