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Period: to
60s - 80s
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John F. Kennedy elected president
John F. Kennedy is elected president by beating Hubert Humphrey in the election of 1960. -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War begins
During this time the U.S helps the South Vietnamese prepare themsleves for the North as they were fighting against communist. -
Bay of Pigs
It was a failed CIA type milityary invasion of Cuba, which was to stop and controll the Cuban Revolution. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was a 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba. This was the closes the Cold War came to having a nuclear war. -
John F. Kennedy Assassinated
Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, who used a sniper rifle to fatally shoot Kennedy during a presidential motorcade. -
The Beatles perform in U.S. for the first time
The Beatles makes their debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in the U.S and is a huge success. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed
It was a joint resolution that was passed by U.S congress to responsed to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
Tet Offensive
This was a suprise attack by the Viet Cong on South Vietnam and there allies, and it was largest military campaigns of the vietnam War. -
Election of 1968
The people who ran was Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, and George Wallace, in the end Richard Nixon won the election. He promised to bring back law and order to the nation's cities in the U.S.A. -
Richard Nixon visits China
This marked the first time a U.S president has visited China, and it also ended 25 years of separation between the two sides. -
Watergate Affair
This was a major political affair that happened in the United States, which was a break-in at the Democratic National Committee. -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends
This is the day that U.S was moved out of Vietnam. The Paris Peace Accords ended the U.S direct involvement in Vietnam. -
Richard Nixon resigns from presidency
Having almost been impeached and having lost political support, he resigned from office because of these. -
Jimmy Carter elected president
Jimmy Carter is elected president after Nixton resigned, also he beat Gerald Ford during the election as well. -
Camp David Accords
Was a secret negotiations over the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, and was signed by Anwar El Sadat and Menachem Begin, and was witnessed by Jimmy Carter. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
This was a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Iran, in which 66 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days. -
Ronald Reagan elected president
Ronald Reagan win the elected against Jimmy Carter and John B. Anderson by 489 electoral votes.
