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  • Rosenbergs executed

    Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed by electrocution at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York. The Rosenbergs, tried and convicted for espionage, became the first United States civilians to be executed for espionage in American history.

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  • Senate passes Civil Rights Act

    After a 54-day filibuster, the U.S. Senate passes an amended version of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the most comprehensive civil rights bill in American history. The bill formally outlawed racial segregation in schools and public places, and was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2.

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