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| August 6, 1965 in History |
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Event: Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Voting Rights Act, guaranteeing voting rights for blacks |
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Act Baines blacks guaranteeing Johnson Lyndon rights Signs voting Related Year: 1965 Related Events: August 6 |
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1990 U.N. Security Council votes 13-0 to place economic sanctions against Iraq 1983 Supertanker Castillo de Bellvar crashes at South Africa 1962 Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule 1961 1st case of motion sickness in space reported 1952 Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout |
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