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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was between communist North Vietnam against South Vietnam and the United States. The war ended when U.S. withdrew in 1973 and Vietnam unified under Communist control two years later. -
Interstate Highway
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 created the Interstate Highway system, one of the biggest projects in U.S. history. -
Space Race Beings
The U.S. launches its first satellite, Explorer I, signifying the U.S. entry into the "space race" -
Lunch Counter Sit-Ins
Sit-in demonstrations begin in North Carolina as Black students protest segregation at a Woolworth's lunch counter. . -
JFK Wins Presidency
John F. Kennedy wins the election of 1960 -
Kennedy Assassinated
JFK is Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas -
MLK assassinated
Martin Luther King assassinated by James Earl Ray -
Nixon Elected President
Nixon Elected President in 1968 election