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| 1 | 1955 | - 1 Nov 1955—27 Jan 1973: Vietnam War
Duration of America's involvement in the Vietnam War (Second Indochina War)
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| 2 | 1959 | - 3 Jan 1959: Alaska Becomes 49th State
Offical date that Alaska becomes the 49th State of the United States
- 21 Aug 1959: Hawaii Becomes 50th US State
Official date Hawaii becomes the 50th State of the United States
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| 3 | 1961 | - 1961: Oral Polio Vaccine Introduced
The year the oral polio vaccine came into commercial use
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| 4 | 1963 | - 22 Nov 1963: Assassination of John F Kennedy
Date President John F Kennedy was assassinated
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| 5 | 1968 | - 4 Apr 1968: Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Date Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
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| 6 | 1969 | - 20 Jul 1969: First Moon Landing
Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC.
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| 7 | 1990 | - 2 Aug 1990—28 Feb 1991: Desert Storm
Duration of America's involvement in Desert Storm (First Iraq War)
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| 8 | 2001 | - 11 Sep 2001: 9/11/2001 Terrorist Attack
Date of terrorist attacks at the New York City World Trade Centers and Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
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