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The 1960s
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John F. Kennedy elected President of US
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
A CIA-backed invasion of Cuba by counter-revolutionaries ends in failure. -
Berlin Wall starts construction
The Berlin Wall is built by the Soviets following the breakdown in talks to decide the future of Germany, splitting the East and West -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Soviets have secretly been installing nuclear weapons on Cuba. Kennedy orders a naval blockade of Cuba, bringing the US and the USSR to the brink of nuclear war. In the end, both sides reach a compromise where the Soviets agreed to withdraw their nuclear missiles from Cuba, in exchange for the U.S removing their missiles from Turkey. -
March on Washington
Peaceful march in Washington, D.C, in support of the civil rights bill. led by Martin Luther King Jr. -
Assassination of Kennedy
President Kennedy was shot and killed by a sniper in Dallas, Texas. Vice President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president shortly after. -
Civil Rights Acts
1964 Civil Rights Act made segregation illegal, the 24th amendment abolished poll taxes, and th eVoting Rights Act of 1965 ended literacy tests in voting. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
President Johnson used the naval incident in the Gulf of tonkin in Vietnam to get Congresses approval for U.S forces going into combat -
March to Montgomery
Voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery. After being attacked, president Johnson sent federal troops to help the protesters. -
Martin Luther King Jr. is killed in Memphis, Tennessee
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Nixon wins the 1968 presidential election
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Robert Kennedy is assasinated