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Election Of Kennedy
John F. Kennedy, Democrat, ran against Richard Nixon, Republican. Kennedy won 303 to 219 for Electoral College votes. -
Berlin Wall Goes Up
Divided East Germany and West Germany from 1961 to 1989. West Germany was Democratic and East Germany was run by the Soviet Union and was Communist. -
Election of Nixon
Nixon who was a Republican ran against Hubert Humphrey who was a Democrat. Nixon ran a campaign that promised to bring back troops from Vietnam -
Election of Reagan
Former Hollywood actor and former Governor from California. Reagan promised lower taxes, deregulation, fewer government programs, and a conservative Supreme Court. Ran against Jimmy Carter who was a Democrat. Won the election by a landslide, receiving the highest number of electoral votes. -
Fall of Berlin War
East Berlin's communist party announced a change in his city's relations with the west. More than 2 million people from East Berlin visited West Berlin.
