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*January 3 - [[Robert Byrd]] is elected to the United States Senate. | *January 3 - [[Robert Byrd]] is elected to the United States Senate. | ||
*March - The [[American Nazi Party]] is founded by [[George Lincoln Rockwell]]. | *March - The [[American Nazi Party]] is founded by [[George Lincoln Rockwell]]. | ||
*April 17 - [[Vito Genovese]], boss of the Genovese crime family, is convicted of drug trafficking and is sentenced to 15 years in prison. | |||
*May 23 - Beginning of the Laotian Civil War. | *May 23 - Beginning of the Laotian Civil War. | ||
*June 5 - [[Lee Kuan Yew]] is named the first Prime Minister of Singapore. | *June 5 - [[Lee Kuan Yew]] is named the first Prime Minister of Singapore. | ||