1960's & 1970's

By bryannas_godmother

  • The Beatles perform in U.S. for the first time

    The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool in 1960

  • John F. Kennedy elected president

    youngest man ever to be elected president of the United States

  • Bay of Pigs

    The Bay of Pigs invasion begins when a CIA-financed and -trained group of Cuban regugees lands in Cuba

  • U.S. involvement in Vietnam War begins

    Untited States involvement in regime changed encompasses both overt and convert actions aimed at altering, replacing, or preserving foreign governments.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    For thirteen days in October 1962 the world waited--seemingly on the brink of neclear war--and hoped for a peaceful resolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

  • John F. Kennedy Assassinated

    He features prominetly in Kennedy-assassination thories.

  • Ronald Reagan elected president

    Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American actor and politician. He was the 40th President of the United States, and served as the 33rd Governor of California before his presidencey.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed

    A small military engagement off the caost of North Vietnam helped escalste the involovment.

  • Election of 1968 (who ran? who won?)

    The United States presidentail election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennieal presidential.

  • Tet Offensive

    The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks by the Vietocong.

  • U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends

    Neither the Iraq War nor US involovment in it has ever really ended. But just how is the current conflict in Iraq linked with the US-led war.

  • Richard Nixon visits China

    Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, Serving from 1969 to 1974.

  • Richard Nixon resigns from presidency

    Richard Nixon was the 37th Presidnet of the Untited states, Serving from 1969-1974.

  • Watergate Affair

    Watergate has entered the political lexicon as a term synonymous with corruption and scandal, yet the Watergate Hotel is one of Washington's plushest hotels.

  • Camp David Accords (between Egypt and Israel)

    Camp David Accords, agreements between Isreal and Egypt signed on Septermber 17, 1978

  • Iranian Hostage Crisis

    An article on the Iranian Hostage Crisis, from the Jimmy Carter documentary from American Expreience.

  • Jimmy Carter elected president

    Is an American politiician, author, and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981