1955-1975

By KKelley_0

  • NASA

    NASA is formed amidst the ongoing U.S./Russia space race.

  • Alaska & Hawaii

    Alaska and Hawaii officially become the 49th and 50th states of the United States of America.

  • Bay of Pigs

    Failed attempt to overthrow the Castro regime.

  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy is assassinated in downtown Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald.
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    Lyndon B. Johnson

    Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as president the same day as JFK's assassination. He serves for six years.
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    Richard Nixon

    Richard Nixon serves as President of the United States

  • End of Vietnam War

    All American soldiers leave Vietnam.

  • Nixon's Resignation

    Richard Nixon becomes the first president to resign following the Watergate scandal.