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JFK elected President.
He became the youngest president voted in at the time. He beat Vice president Richard Nixon. -
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Bay of pigs
Was a failed invasion on Cuba by the CIA. -
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Cuban Missile Crsis
United States and Soviet Union went against each other in the Cold War. -
JFK assassinated
Going through Dallas, TX in an open top convertible with his wife and the Mayor of Texas. -
The Beatle perform first time in US
It was a couple days after they went on the Ed Sullivan Show. They played at the Washington Coliseum. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed.
Was passed in response to the Gulf of Tonki -
US involvement in Vietnam War Begins
United States and South Vietnamese lost a lot of people until they decided to repel the attack against the communist. -
Tet Offensive
largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese -
Election of 1968
Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, George Wallace ran. RIchard Nixon won. -
Richard Nixon visits China
It was the first time a U.S. president had visited the PRC the visit ended 25 years of separation between the two sides -
Watergate Affair
People lied about a break in and the president tried to cover it up, and got caught so he resigned. -
US involvement In VW ends
Nixon said the The Paris Peace Accords would “end the war and bring peace with honor” -
Richard Nixon Resigns from presidency
After two years of debate over the Watergate scandals he became the first President in America to resign. -
Jimmy Carter Elected president
He won the Nobel Peace Prize for finding peaceful solutions to international conflicts -
Camp David Accords (between Egypt and Israel)
The Camp David Accords were negotiated by Israel prime minister Menachem Begin and Egypt president Anwar Sadat with the U.S. President Jimmy Carter at Camp David, Maryland. -
Iranian Hostafe Crisis
Iranian militants in Tehran and took 70 Americans captive. Which made everyone mad and protests and that lasted 444 days. -
Ronald Raegan Elected President
became the oldest President elected when he took office as the 40th president of the United States
