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John F. Kennedy elected president
JFK was elected to be the President -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 day confrontation between the Untied States -
John F. Kennedy Assassinated
He was killed in Dallas, TX he was killed at 12:30 p.m. central time -
The Beatles perform in U.S. for the first time
First concert was in Washington -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed
It was a joint resoultion that the Untied States Congress passed -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War begins
It started in 1965 -
Tet Offensive
Started in late January -
Election of 1968 (who ran? who won?)
Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, and George Wallace
Won: Richard Nixon -
Richard Nixon visits China
Nixon went and visted China -
Watergate Affair
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U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends
The Paris Peace Accords ended Americas direct involvement -
Richard Nixon resigns from presidency
As the 37th president -
Jimmy Carter elected president
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Period: to
Camp David Accords (between Egypt and Israel)
16 months after Egyptian president visted to Israel -
Period: to
Iranian Hostage Crisis
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Ronald Reagan elected president
He defeated Jimmy Carter -
Bay of Pigs
Was the invasion at the Bay of the pigs
