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John F. Kennedy elected president
John F. Kennedy becomes the youngest man ever to be elected president of the United States, narrowly beating Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. He was also the first Catholic to become president. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs invasion begins when a trained group of Cuban refugees lands in Cuba and attempts to topple the communist government they were going into war. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
President John Kennedy notified Americans about the presence of the missiles, explained his decision and he made it clear to the U.S. about what was going on. -
John F. Kennedy Assassinated
I think he was killed in a parade. He was also the 35th president of the United States. -
The Beatles perform in U.S. for the first time
On February 9, 1964, The Beatles playing live on The Ed Sullivan Show in front of an estimated 73 million Americans. That's pretty much all I know about them.. They were a rock band. -
Ronald Reagan elected president
They say he was defeated in his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 and in 1976, but won both the nomination and general election in 1980. -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War beginsTet Offensive
Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam, they lost before finally repelling the communist assault. -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends
President Nixon threatens to resume bombing North Vietnam in retaliation for Viet Cong offenses in the South back in 1969. -
Richard Nixon resigns from presidency
He was known for the 38th President, to serve out the 895 days remaining in Mr. Nixon's second term. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
On November 4, 1979, an angry mob of some 300 to 500 students, it talks a littlie more about that it has been a dangerous job since the beginning of the Republic.
