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It was 1965. It seemed like everything was happening. The Beatles
record their single “Help”. Soviet underground nuclear test creates the
atomic lake Chagan, Kazakhstan. Red Maple Leaf Flag becomes the official
flag of Canada. US orders first combat troops to Vietnam. US marines
invade Dominican Republic. Rolling Stones record “Satisfaction”. Viet
Cong offensive against US base Da Nang, begins. The Supreme Court of the
United States decides on Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively
legalizing the use of contraception by married couples. “Mariner IV”
sends back 1st pictures of Mars. Bob Dylan is booed by sections of the
crowd at the Newport Folk Festival for performing with an electric
guitar. Cigarette advertising banned on British TV. Morley Safer’s sends
1st Vietnam report indicating the US is losing. Race riot in West Side
of Chicago. India invades West Pakistan – official beginning of the
Indo-Pakistani War. Pope Paul VI proclaims Jews not collectively guilty
for the crucifixion. Supremes release “My World is Empty Without You”.
And these poems about those times.
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