America 1960-1969: World Events Research Article from American Decades

This Study Guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of America 1960-1969.

America 1960-1969: World Events Research Article from American Decades

This Study Guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of America 1960-1969.
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The International Cancer Congress convenes in Tokyo.

1 Nov.

Eight U.S. soldiers are killed by North Koreans in the demilitarized zone.

24 Nov.

U.S. scientists ask Pope Paul VI to reconsider the church's anti-birth control policy.

29 Nov.

In a fifty-seven to forty-seven vote the United Nations refuses Communist China entry into the organization.

Dec.

Dr. Audouin Dollfus of France's Meudon Observatory discovers a tenth satellite of the planet Saturn.

1 Dec.

The West German Parliament elects Kurt-Georg Kiesinger as chancellor.

2 Dec.

An agreement on the first international treaty governing the exploration of space is reached at the United Nations.

21 Dec.

An American tourist is sentenced by a Soviet court to three years in a labor camp for having exchanged money on the black market.

26 Dec.

The European Economic Community rejects Spain's application for membership on the grounds that it is not a democracy.

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