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John F Kennedy Elected President
At the age of 43 Kennedy was the youngest man and the first Catholic ever elected as President. He defeated Richard Nixon in a very close race. -
Bay of Pigs
A failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506. Brigade 2506 fronted the amred wing of the Democratic Revolutionary Front. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13-day confrontation in October between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba. It was the closest we've ever came to escalating into a nuclear war during the Cold War. -
John F. Kennedy Assassinated
He was shot while riding around with his wife, John Connally, and John's wife in a motorade. His assassination marked the fourth successful of an American President. -
Beatles visit the United States for the first time
When they were just getting popular they took a tour to the United States for the first time. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed
It was a joint resolution to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War begins
North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive
One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. It was going against South Vietnam. -
Election of 1968
It was the 46th presidential election, Richard M. Nixon won this election by a landslide when he was going against Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace. -
Richard Nixon visits China
This was the day that the U.S. has an open-trade policy with China. Which means we can trade freely between the two countries. -
Watergate Affair
A major political scandal that occured in the United States in the 1970s. -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends
President Richard Nixon announced that an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War. -
Richard Nixon resigns from presidency
His loss of political support and the near-certainty of impeachment is what cause Nixon to resign as president. -
Jimmy Carter elected president
Carter began his race with a sizable lead over Ford, who narrowed the gap during the campaign, but lost to Carter in a narrow defeat. -
Camp David Accords (between Egypt and Israel)
The egyptan president and the isreal minister signed the camp david accords followed by twelve days of secret negotiations. -
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Iranian Hostage Crisis
Sixty-six American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days. -
Ronald Reagan elected president
Reagan is the oldest man to get elected as President at 69 years old. First president to propose a constitutional amendment on school prayer.
