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1965-1970
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Dominican Republic Invasion
On April 28, 1965 President B Johnson sent over about 22,000 troops to the Dominican Republic to try to enforce democracy there since the island was unstable after their former dictator was assassinated. Many Latin American countries were not too happy because they felt the United States did not belong there as well as many Americans. -
Social Security Amendments of 1965
Social Security Amendments of 1965 were acts the resulted in the creation of medicaid and medicare which helped provide medical protection for the elderly and poor families. -
Executive Order 11246
On September 28, 1965 Executive Order 11246 was signed by President Lyndon B Johnson. It was signed to make sure there will be no discrimination when a person is trying to get a job and was to make sure all employees are treated the same no matter of what sex or race they may be. -
Hart-Celler Immigration Bill
On October 3, 1965 the Hart-Celler Immigration Bill was enacted by President Lyndon Johnson. The Hart-Celler Immigration Bill ended the national origins quota system which limited certain people from coming into America based on where they are from like people from Asia or Africa. -
Presidents
Lyndon B Johnson was the president from 1963 to 1968 and was a Democrat. He became president after John F Kennedy was assassinated.
Richard M Nixon was the president from 1969 to 1973. -
Vice-Presidents
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. was the Vice-President of President Lyndon B Johnson from 1965 to 1969.
Spiro Theodore Agnew was the Vice-President of President Richard Nixon. -
Sheppard vs Maxwell
The Supreme Court case was a case where the court was trying to find a way to give a defendant a fair trial where the case was widely publicized and can affect the case.
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Afros
A new fad was the Afro and was a hairstyle that everyone liked and was worn by both men and women. -
The Beatles
In August of 1966 The Beatles went on their third and final U.S. tour where they were extremely popular and successful. -
Calculator
In 1967 the first calculator the can be handheld was invented by Texas Instruments.
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Super Bowl
On January 15, 1967 the fist super bowl was played. The teams that were playing were the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a military campaign where the North Vietnamese military and Viet Cong military attacked South Vietnamese troops and American troops and caused many Americans to really want America to get out of that war. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the age of 39 on April 4, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee by James Earl Ray. He was at the Lorraine Motel and was shot with a rifle while standing on the second floor balcony.
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Moon Landing
On July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 astronauts; Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins landed on the moon and were the first humans to walk on the moon and the entire world was watching and were amazed and it made many people and kids fall in love with astronomy.
