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U.S. involvement in Vietnam War begins
and also known in Vietnam as Resistance War Against America. -
John F. Kennedy elected president
He was the youngest man ever to be elected president of the United States. -
The Beatles perform in U.S. for the first time
They preformed at Litherland at the Town Hall.This was theur first performance. -
Bay of Pigs
It was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506. -
Cubian Missle Crisis
A 13 day military standoff,over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores. -
John F. Kennedy Assassinated
He was the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed
The United States Congress overwhelming approves the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson nearly unlimited powers to oppose. -
Tet Offensive
Some 70,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched the Tet Offensive. -
Election of 1968 (who ran? who won?)
Richard Nixion,Hubert Humphrey,and George Wallace.Richard Nixion won the election. -
Richard Nixon visits China
It was an important step in formally normalizing relations between the United States ( and the People's Republic of China. -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War begins
It was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee. -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends
President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War. -
Richard Nixon resigns from presidency
Because of his loss of political support and the near-certainty of impeachment, Nixon resigned the office of the presidency -
Jimmy Carter elected president
He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 39th President of the United States.He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. -
Camp David Accords (between Egypt and Israel)
It was signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
a group of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 American hostages. -
Ronald Reagan elected president
He was the 40th President of the United States . Before his presidency he served as the 33rd Governor of California
