During the 1960 s, African American voting rights received increased protection. The Civil Rights Act of 1960 provided for the appointment of referees to help African Americans register to vote. The 24th Amendment, adopted in 1964, barred poll taxes in federal elections.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first and longest-serving Prime Minister of India, from 1947 until 1964.
Rohit Sharma is an Indian cricketer, who is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. He is the captain of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. On 13 November 2014, he has scored 264 against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, which is the highest individual score in ODIs.