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Bay of Pigs
When Fidel Castro drove his army into Havana and overthrew General Fulgencio Batista. -
John F. Kennedy Elected President
John F. Kennedy is the youngest man to be elected as the President of the United States. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union took place in a 13 day political and military standoff. -
John F. Kennedy Assassinated
John was assinated in a presidential car durring a parade when he asked his secrete service to back off so the public could get a better view of him. -
The Beatles perform in U.S. for the first time
Was the day that they stepped off the train in Washington at Indian Station. Was the biggest part of the bands commercial success. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed
It also gave Johnson the right to “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression. -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War begins
North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. The U.S. and South Vietnamese militaries sustained heavy losses before finally repelling the communist assault. The Tet Offensive played an important role in weakening U.S. public support for the war in Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive
70,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched the Tet Offensive (named for the lunar new year holiday called Tet), a coordinated series of fierce attacks on more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam -
Election of 1968
Nixon defeted Humphrey and Wallace in the Presidential Election of 1968. -
Richard Nixon visits China
President Richard M. Nixon arrived in China for an official trip. He was the first U.S. president to visit the People's Republic of China since it was established in 1949. This was an important event because the U.S. was seeking to improve relations with a Communist country during the Cold War. -
Watergate Affair
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee -
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends
President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War. In a televised speech, Nixon said the accord would “end the war and bring peace with honor.”
