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Vietnam war began
The Vietnam war occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. 3,000,000 Vietnamese were killed and 58,000 Americans were killed. This war is commonly known as the most conversial American war. -
Hippy Movement Begins
Chapter 30 - The Era of Protest and Change
Section 1 -The Counterculture
Hippies valued youth and freedom of expression. They experimented with new drugs, clothes, music, and art. The movement promoted peace,love, and freedom. -
John F. Kennedy Assassinated
Chapter 29 The Vietnam War
Section 1 Origins of the Vietnam War
On November 22, 1963, JFK is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald shot a fatal bullet using a sniper. Many conspiracy theories follow this very event. -
Creation of Nike
The 1964, Nike opened. The successful first year, 1,300 pairs of Japanese running shoes were sold grossing $8,000. Today, Nike has made over 2.2 billion. -
Robert Kennedy Assassination
Robert Kennedy was shot a little after midnight on June 6, 1968. The shooting was during the election season. He was shot walking into the kitchen of the Embassador Hotel in Las Angeles, California. -
US walks on the moon
The space race was the race of nations to the moon. On July 20, 1969 Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to walk on the moon. Apollo 11 was the space flight that they aboarded. -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
Chapter 29 - The Vietnam War Era
Section 5 - Nixon and the Cold War
US-China relations were first changed by a ping-pong game. The Chinese invited the all-american ping-pong team to lay,commonly known as 'the png heard around the world. These people were the first Americans allowed into China since the Communist takeover in 1949. -
President George Wallace is shot
President George Wallace is campaigning at the Laurel Shopping Center in Laurel, Maryland. During the event, he is shot five times by Arthur Bremer. Wallace then becomes paralyzed and remains in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. -
The Watergate Scandal
The Watergate Scandal occured as a result of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in DC. Nixon's administration attempted to cover up any involvement. The scandal uncovered many other events of abusing power by Nixon and his administration. -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was a wide-spread, destructive storm that emerged from Africa. It caused a large amount of crop damage, killed 8 people, and caused $162 million in damage. The hurricane was the most intense of the 1974 season. -
Gerald Ford assassination attempt
The Charles Manson family cult attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford on September 5, 1975. Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was sent to kill U.S. President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California. She was convicted and sentenced to 34 years in prison. -
Lennon Assassination
John Lennon was shot to death by Mark David Chapman. Lennon was entering The Dakota, in New York City, the building where he lived at the time of the shooting. He was pronounced dead at Roosevelt hospital shortly after.
