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New president
John F. Kennedy wins the U.S election. He was the youngest person to be elected as president -
Attack on Cuba
The U.S tries to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba. The code name fro this operation was The Bay of Pigs invasion. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The world prepares for another world war as the United States and USSR are ready to launch nuclear attacks. -
The begining of Walmart
Sam Walton opens the first Walmart store in Arkansas -
James Meredith Enrollment
James Meredith was a black person. The Civil Rights act was passed so James could legally enroll anywhere a white person could. James enrolled at the university of Mississippi. This sparked riots, 5,000 troops were sent by Pres. Kennedy. The riots resulted i 2 deaths and 100's injured. -
Assassinated
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated. He was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald -
I Have a Dream
More then 200,000 White and Black people join together to hear Martin Luther Kings I have a Dream speech. This was to protest racial injustice. -
Civil Rights Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act -
Voting Rights
The voting acts law is signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. -
Protest
Martin Luther King jr. leads a civil rights protest in Alabama, -
25th Amendment
The 25th Amendment in the U.S constitution is ratified. -
Race Riot
The race riots in Detroit and Newark were the worst riots in U.S history. Federal troops were called out the riots to restore order. -
Great leader falls
Martin Luther King jr who was the Civil Rights leader is assassinated by James Earl Ray -
To the Moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first men from the united states to land on the moon during NASA's Apollo 11 mission.
