Malcolm X: On February 21, 1965, the black leader Malcolm X was assassinated as he started to address a rally in New York City. Malcolm X was an inspiring figure. He had spent time in jail as a street criminal. As spokesman for Elijah Mohammed's Nation of Islam, he articulated a virulently anti-white program of black self-help. After a trip to Mecca, he broke with Elijah Mohammed and his anti-white policies to form an independent political group expressing both national and international concerns.
President Election: President Election President Johnson won a handy victory over Senator Goldwater. Senator Johnson came into the election with all the advantages. There were advantages of the incumbency together with latent sympathy from the assassination of JFK. Senator Goldwater had an extreme position on Vietnam. Which was advocating the use of tactical nuclear weapons, and his opposition to Civil Rights legislation sealed his defeat.
Medicare: In the United States, Medicare is a national social insurance program, administered by the U.S. federal government since 1965. Which guarantees access to health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older and younger people with disabilities. As well as people with end stage renal disease and persons with Lou Gehrig’s disease. As a social insurance program, Medicare spreads the financial risk associated with illness across society to protect everyone, and has a somewhat different social role from for-profit private insurers, which manage their risk portfolio by adjusting their pricing according to perceived risk.
Space Race: The Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union dominated the 1960s. The Soviets sent the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into outer space during the Vostok 1 mission on 12 April 1961 and scored a host of other successes.By the middle of the decade the U.S. was taking the lead. In May 1961, President Kennedy set for the U.S. a goal. The goal of a manned spacecraft landing on the Moon by the end of the decade. This goal would soon take place and be achieved.
Bloody Sunday: The Selma to Montgomery marches, also known as Bloody Sunday and the two marches that followed, were marches and protests. They were in 1965 that marked the political and emotional peak of the American civil rights movement. All three were attempts to march from Selma to Montgomery where the Alabama capitol is located. The marches grew out of the voting rights movement in Selma. Which was launched by local African-Americans who formed the Dallas County Voters League (DCVL).
Lincoln Center: A consortium of civic leaders and others led by, and under the initiative of John D. Rockefeller III, built Lincoln Center as part of the "Lincoln Square Renewal Project" during Robert Moses' program of urban renewal in the 1960s. Rockefeller was its inaugural president from 1956 and became its chairman in 1961. He is credited with raising more than half of the $184.5 million in private funds needed to build the complex, including drawing on his own funds; the Rockefeller Brothers Fund also contributed to the project.
Border War: China and India disputed their mutual border. The terrain was mountainous and often difficult to defend. In 1962, battles broke out between the two countries. On October 20, China launched a full scale attack on Indian positions. The Chinese routed the Indians, and India asked for US support. Two days later, the Chinese announced that they were implementing a cease-fire and withdrawing.
First American in Space: First American landed in Space On July 21. Alan Shepard became the first American in space. Shepard's flight lasted only 15 minutes. Earlier in the year, President Kennedy had announced the goal of landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade. On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to go into orbit.