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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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When they were just getting popular they took a tour to the United States for the first time.
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It was a joint resolution to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.
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North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam.
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One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. It was going against South Vietnam.
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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.
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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.
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A major political scandal that occured in the United States in the 1970s.
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President Richard Nixon announced that an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.
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His loss of political support and the near-certainty of impeachment is what cause Nixon to resign as president.
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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.
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The egyptan president and the isreal minister signed the camp david accords followed by twelve days of secret negotiations.
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Sixty-six American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days.
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Reagan is the oldest man to get elected as President at 69 years old. First president to propose a constitutional amendment on school prayer.
