President Kennedy awards medal to Alan B. Shepard Jr., first American in space. Berlin Wall built. John Glenn is first Americian to orbit Earth. 1963 President Kennedy assassinated. Civil Rights Act bans discrimination in public places.
Blacks riot over police brutality.
Thurgood Marshall becomes first black Supreme Court justice. Green Bay wins first Super Bowl. First heart transplant. 1965 Malcolm X assassinated. Vietnam troop buildup begins.