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In the News... ● Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., is first American to orbit Earth - three times in 4 hr 55 min (Feb. 20). ● France transfers sovereignty to new republic of Algeria (July 3). ● Cuban missile crisis - USSR to build missile bases in Cuba; Kennedy orders Cuban blockade, lifts blockade after Russians back down (Aug.–Nov.). ● James H. Meredith, escorted by federal marshals, registers at University of Mississippi (Oct. 1). ● Pope John XXIII opens Second Vatican Council (Oct. 11) - Council holds four sessions, finally closing Dec. 8, 1965. ● Cuba releases 1,113 prisoners of 1961 invasion attempt (Dec. 24). ● Burundi, Jamaica, Western Samoa, Uganda, and Trinidad and Tobago become independent. ● William Faulkner wins Pulitzer for The Reivers. ● Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Automotive News ● First Studebaker Avanti produced |