| The U.S. troops capture a hill near Dak To after 19 bloody days of battle. Antiwar protest marches become more frequent.
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Albert de Salvo, the "Boston Strangler," admits to 13 murders and is sentenced to life in prison.
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| Computers are used to generate electronic music.
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| Mailer publishes "Why Are We in Vietnam?", on which the film "The Deer Hunter" is loosely based.
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The X-15 research aircraft sets a speed record of Mach 6.7 (4,520 mph).
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A fire kills U.S. astronauts White, Grissom and Chaffee during a launch test. | |