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Period: to
1960s - 1980s
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John F. Kennedy elected president
John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon in a very close race. He was the youngest President elected at the age of 43. -
Bay of Pigs
Cuban exiles launched an invasion on the south coast of Cuba that failed. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet nuclear-tipped missiles were discovered in Cuba. It lasted from Ocober 14, 1962 to October 28, 1962 -
John F. Kennedy assassinated
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald -
The Beatles perform in the U.S. for the first time
There first concert in the U.S. was at the Washington Coliseum in Washington D.C.. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed
It was a joint resolution that the United Sates Congress passed on in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War begins
The United States began to send troops over to Vietnam -
Tet Offensive
Was a cordinated series of attacks on more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam. -
Election of 1968
Vice President Richard Nixon, Vice President Hubert Humphery and Former Governor of Alabama George Wallace ran for office. Vice Pesident Richard Nixon won the election. -
Richard Nixion visits China
President Richard Nixion was the first U.S. president to visit the Peeple's Republic of China since it was established in 1949. -
Watergate Affair
It was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in 1970s as a result of the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington D.C.. -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends
The U.S. end its involvment in the Vietnam Warwas declared by President Richard M. Nixon. -
Richard Nixion resigns from presidency
President Nixion resigned from presidency because of the Watergate Affair. -
Jimmy Carter elected president
Jimmy Carter was elected president on January 20, 1977 and served till January 20, 1981.
