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| SOUTHERN AFRICA. The UN Security Council authorized the British use of force to maintain an oil embargo on Rhodesia (April), and the General Assembly terminated the South African mandate for Southwest Africa (Namibia). | 1 |
| Soft landings on the moon were successfully made by the Soviet Luna 9 and the U.S. Surveyor 1. | 2 |
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| The first block from the ancient Egyptian temple of Abu Simbel was placed in its new location to avoid flooding by the Aswan Dam. The huge temple-moving project was coordinated by UNESCO and was the result of a global effort to preserve major historic monuments. | 3 |
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| March |
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| The Archbishop of Canterbury visited Pope Paul VI, initiating efforts to reconcile the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches. | 4 |
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