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Kennedy vs. Nixon on Television
John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon participated in Presidential debates on television. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
John F. Kennedy ordered Cuban exiles trained by the CIA to be sent into Cuba. -
Congress passes the Civil Rights Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
Riot in Los Angeles
An African American man was pulled over for drunken driving and beaten by police which started a very violent riot which lasted six days. -
Woodstock
Woodstock Music Festival -
Wounded Knee
Native Americans protest at Wounded Knee in South Dakota.