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President Dwight D. Eisenhower
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President John F. Kennedy
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
Ends on April 20. A failed US funded operation to land Cuban exiles in Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro. -
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President Lyndon B. Johnson
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident
A confrontation involving the USS Maddox and three North Vietnamese boats leading to a short engagement. The US government twisted the incident to justify the war in Vietnam. -
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Vietnam War
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Tet Offensive
A coordinated series of attacks on South Vietnamese outposts and cities by North Vietnamese forces. The attack was successfully resisted, but caused a drop in morale in the American public. -
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President Richard Nixon
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First of Pentagon Papers published
A series of papers uncovered and released by the NYTimes revealing the Johnson Administration had lied about the US involvement in Vietnam. It also highlighted the more hidden operations and escalations unknowingly performed by the US, including bombings in Cambodia. -
Watergate Scandal
Five men are arrested when caught breaking into the DNC's Watergate offices. The men are later found to be connected to the Nixon reelection committee which spurs investigations into Nixon's involvement. The event later causes Nixon to resign. -
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President Gerald Ford