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lessson 1 TEXT EXPLANATION Prominent political events in the 1960s 1960 – United States presidential election, 1960 – The key turning point of the campaign was the series of four Kennedy–Nixon debates; they were the first presidential debates held on television. 1961 – Newly elected President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson took office in 1961; Kennedy established the Peace Corps. 1963 – Civil rights becomes a central issue, as the Birmingham campaign and Birmingham riot lead to President Kennedys Civil Rights Address, Martin Luther King Jr.s I Have a Dream speech at the March on Washington, and the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing 1963 – Vice President Lyndon Johnson became president and pressed for civil rights legislation. 1964 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson was elected in his own right, defeating United States Senator Barry Goldwater in November. 1964 – Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. This landmark piece of legislation in the United States outlawed racial segregation in schools, public places, and employment. 1964 – Wilderness Act signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 3 September. 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey took office in January. 1965 – National Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the United States. 1968 – U.S. President Richard M. Nixon was elected defeating Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey in November. 1969 – U.S. President Richard Nixon was inaugurated in January 1969; promised peace with honor to end the Vietnam War. Born： Michael King, Jr. (1929-01-15)January 15, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Died： April 4, 1968(1968-04-04) (aged 39) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Cause of death： Assassination Monuments： Martin Luther King, Jr. Memo