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Jessica Young
January 17, 2017

1965

Jessica Young
January 17, 2017

Thousands protest the Vietnam War.

U.S. Representative Gerald R. Ford lights the 12-foot gas torch, symbol of campaign giving. Campaign kickoff with a parade and demonstration of "rocket belt" flight by a team from Bell Aero systems. 

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