1960's

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  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy
    John was elected on November 8, 1960. He was the thirty-fifth president of the United States.
  • JFK

    JFK
    President Kennedy's years were years of major crisis for the country. Many people liked the president for his personailty.
  • Alan

    Alan
    Alan Shepard became the first American in space blasted off from Florida on May 5, 1961.
  • Cuba

    Cuba
    It was a 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other side.It was one of the major confrontationof the Cold War.
  • Assassination

    Assassination
    John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dalllas, Texas. After a year of investigation they found out that Lee Harvey killed JfK.
  • Tonkin Gulf

    Tonkin Gulf
    The Tonkin Gulf was two confrontations between the U.S and North Vietnam.
  • Malcolm X

    Malcolm X
    Malcolm X was an African American Muslim minister and a human right activist.Malcolm organized the Organization of African-American Unity in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom when a man yelled "get your hand out of your pocket". As Malcolm approached the situation he was shot.
  • Robert Kennedy

    Robert Kennedy
    Robert Kennedy was mudered in Los Angeles. After winning the California and Sotuh Dakato elections he was shot in his hotel.
  • Chicago

    Chicago
    The Democratic National Convention Chicago the purpose of the convention was to select a new presidential nominee to run as the Democratic Party’s .
  • Moon

    Moon
    In 1969, the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong became the very first to go onto the moon.Their accomplishment placed the United States ahead of the Soviets in the Space Race and gave people around the world the hope of future space exploration.