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John F. Kennedy elected president.
He defeated beats republican Richard Nixion. Engaged in televised debates. -
Bay of Pigs
Where trained groups of refugess land in Cuba and attempts to upset Castro. The attacked failed. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
A confortation betweent the United States and the Soviet Uniion over the missiles deployed in Cuba. -
Assassination of JFK
Assassinated in Texas in an open top convertible. -
Beatles' First performance in the U.S
They played at the Washington Coliseum -
Gulf of Tokin Resolution passes
Gave President Johnson unlimited powers to oppose communist aggression in Southeast Asia. -
U.S. involvement in Vitenam War begins
United states and Vietnanese -
Presidental Election of 1968
For Republican it was Richard Nixon, and Hubert Humphery for Democratic. Richard Nixon won by a landslide. -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched the Tet Offensive. A series of fierce attack on over 100 cities. -
Richard Nixion visits China
The first time a president has visited the PRC (People's Republic of China) -
Watergate Affair
Burglars were arrested inside the DNC. They were connected to President Richard Nixon's reelection compaign, and they were caught attemoting to steal secret documents. -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War Ends
President Nixion announced the accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War -
Richard Nixon resigns from Presidency
At the wake of the Watergate Buglary he resihned. He's the first president to resign. -
Jimmy Carter elected president
Jimmy Carter defeated republican Gerald Ford -
Camp David Accords
Was signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeil Prime Minster Menachem 12 days of secret negotiations. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
A group of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran taking more than 60 hostages. -
Ronald Reagan elected president
Defeated Jimmy Carter
