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The first televised presidential debate
Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy and Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon face each other in a nationally televised presidential campaign debate. -
Berlin builds a new wall
Berlin Built a wall to permantely close off the west. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missiles deployment in Cuba. -
March of washington
The march of washington was a gathering of 250,000 people for a peaceful demonstration of civial rights. -
President Kennedy Assassinated
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. -
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Involved what were originally claimed to be two separate confrontations involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. -
34 people die in Watts ghetto riot
These riots were caused by a drunk driver crashing and turning into a bunch of riots and a lot of police. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King
He was a civial right leader who was fataly shot in a motel in Memphis. -
Richard Nixon is elected President
On this Day Richard Nixon became the 46th president of the United States. -
Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
He was the first person t ever set foot on the moon and with these we beat Russia at the space race.
