Which event occurred in 1963 and caused the United States to experience a major transition?

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963, a major national event that led to Lyndon B. Johnson becoming president and marked a significant transition in U.S. leadership. The Civil Rights Act was signed in 1964, and the Economic Opportunity Act was passed in 1964, so those choices did not occur in 1963.

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