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Peace Corps
John F. Kennedy established the peace corps. -
Bay of Pigs
The U.S. backed Cuban exile Bay of Pigs invasion was crushed by the Cubans. -
Glenn
Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr., became the first American to orbit the earth. -
U.S. Steel
President Kennedy forces U.S. Steel to roll back high prices. -
Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis takes the world to the brink of nuclear war. -
Nuclear Treaty
The United States, Great Britain, and the USSR signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. -
Assassination
JFK was assissinated and Lydon B. Johnson was sworn in as president. -
War on poverty
President Johnson declares war on poverty. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The North Vietnamese fired at U.S. ships. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress overwhelimingly passes the Gulf of Tonk Resolution. -
1964 Election
Johnson wins this election by a landslide. -
Healthcare
Congress enacts Medicare and Medicaid. -
Vietnam Troops
LBJ committed fifty thousand American troops to combat in Vietnam. -
NOW
The National Organization for Women was formed. -
Israel
Israel wins the Six Day War in the Middle East. -
Detroit Riots
Riots in Detroit kill forty-three, injure two thousand and leave five thousand homeless. -
Tet Offensive
The Vietcong launched the Tet Offensive. -
LBJ
Johnson announces he will not seek re-election. -
Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. -
Assassination
Robert Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles.
