1947 ⟶ U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Established

July 26: Creation of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
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🇺🇸 Roosevelt's Death and Truman's Presidential Ascension

April 12: Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt; Vice President Harry Truman assumes office as President of the United States.⟶
Roosevelt's Death and Truman's Presidential Ascension (1945)
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🕵️ U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Established

July 26: Creation of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.⟶
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Established (1947)
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🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy Inaugurated as U.S. President

January 20: John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as President of the United States.⟶
John F. Kennedy Inaugurated as U.S. President (1961)
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🇺🇸 Assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Presidential Succession

November 22: Assassination of John F. Kennedy. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson assumes office as President of the United States.⟶
Assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Presidential Succession (1963)
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🕵️ COINTELPRO Officially Discontinued

COINTELPRO officially ends.⟶
COINTELPRO Officially Discontinued (1971)
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