In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state bans on interracial marriage were unconstitutional.
China successfully tested its first hydrogen bomb, and the Soviet Union's Venera 4 became the first probe to transmit data from another planet's atmosphere (Venus). 2. Civil Rights and Social Unrest In June, the U
Conflict intensified as U.S. troop levels reached approximately 475,000. This led to massive domestic protests, including the first national protest at the Pentagon in October. most notably in Detroit and Newark
Over 150 race riots erupted across the U.S., most notably in Detroit and Newark, fueled by systemic racism and police brutality. In June, the U
Carl B. Stokes was elected mayor of Cleveland, becoming the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city. 3. Cultural and Scientific Revolution