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Election of 1956
Dwight D. Eisenhower beats Adlai Stevenson for the second time. -
Sputnik 1
The first artificial Earth satellite was launched into space by the Soviet Union -
Explorer 1
The first United States satellite was launched in response to the Soviet Union -
Election of 1960
John F. Kennedy defeats Richard Nixon for president -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets were assembling missiles in Cuba and the United States didn't like that so they threatened the USSR. A third World War almost occurred and it would have been nuclear. Ended October 28 1962 -
Election of 1964
Lyndon B. Johnson beats out Barry Goldwater for the presidential election. -
Election of 1968
Richard Nixon wins against Hubert Humphrey -
First Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first two humans to walk on the surface of the moon. -
Election of 1972
Richard Nixon wins re-election against George McGovern -
Nixon Resigns
Richard Nixon becomes the first president to ever resign from office after his Watergate scandal.