Chapter 30 Timeline

1960 Election

Nov 4, 1960

Kennedy just barely beats out Nixon in the election.

Bay of Pigs Fiasco

Apr 17, 1961

1,400 American-trained Cuban exiles invade Cuba and lose horribly, embarrassed the U.S.

Freedom Ride

May 1, 1961

CORE sponsors a freedom ride on buses to test the court case that allowed blacks to ride on white buses. Resulted in many angry crackers bum-rushing them and kicking their teeth in.

SDS is Founded

Jan 1, 1962

Civil rights organization that wanted to eliminate violence, racism and poverty radically.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct 22, 1962

U-2 Spyplanes find Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, tensions between Russia and U.S. were never more tighter, and nuclear war was almost had.

March on Washington

Aug 28, 1963

200,000 people gather at the Lincoln Memorial for civil rights. MLK gave his "I have a dream" speech.

The Shooter on the Grassy Knoll Strikes.

Nov 22, 1963

Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas during his motorcade ride. Left the nation with a sense of loss.

Civil Rights Act is passed

Jul 2, 1964

Banned segregation, established the EEOC, and protected black voting rights.

Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Aug 4, 1964

Story made up about the USS Maddox being fired on by North Vietnamese, which gave Johnson a different reason to invade other than the reason of containment.

1964 election

Nov 4, 1964

Lyndon Johnson is elected over Goldwater by a large majority.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Jan 1, 1965

Banned literacy tests and provided federal registrars to encourage blacks to vote.

Malcom X dies

Feb 21, 1965

The activist was killed during a speech in New York shortly after leaving Islam.

Senator McCarthy announces his bill

Jan 3, 1968

McCarthy announced he would run against Johnson for president. Would lose out to Humphrey, who would lose out to the Great Richard Nixon.

Tet Offensive

Jan 30, 1968

The North Vietnamese launch the Tet Offensive, catching the U.S. with its pants down, and thinning out each side's numbers.

MLK Dies

Apr 4, 1968

The good doctor was assassinated by a more than disgruntled whiteman in Memphis.

Robert Kennedy dies

Jun 6, 1968

Kennedy was assassinated by a Palestinian immigrant in L.A.

Nixon is Back!!!!

Nov 4, 1968

Nixon is elected over Humphrey to be president. Cons rejoice.

Greatest amount of U.S. Troops in 'Nam

Dec 31, 1968

By the year's end 536,100 American troops were in Vietnam.

Moon landing

Jul 19, 1969

America put the first men on the moon, Neil Armstrong being the first. The nation rejoices, and Russia dies a little inside.

The End

Apr 30, 1975

The Vietnam War ends with the U.S's withdraw and the forcing of the remaining side to surrender. Results in communist Vietnam.