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American U2 spy plane shot down
The plane was created to fly over the Soviet Union by the CIA and tell whether or not if the Soviets had any war weapons or if they are planning to start something with the US. However, the plane was shot down and they captured the pilot. President Eisenhower admitted that the plane was to spy on the Soviets. To save the pilot, Gary Powers, he was released in exchange for a captured Soviet spy. -
Alfred Hitchcock's movie "Psycho" releasd
Psycho was released and it scared many people. It was a very popular movie during that time. It was made people think about the possibilities of what could happen if they truted strangers too much! It was his greatest chiller movie in that time period. -
nixon vs kennedy debate on television
The first presidential debate to be held on television with Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. -
JFK President
John F.Kennedy was innaugerated into office. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
On April 17, 1961, 1400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. The Invasion:
The first mishap occurred on April 15, 1961, when eight bombers left Nicaragua to bomb Cuban airfields. The CIA had used obsolete World War II B-26 bombers, and painted them to look like Cuban air force planes. The attack was a fail and Castro had taken the bombers prisoner.The prisoners had to wait 20 months while the US had to nagotiate w/Castro. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
the United States put nukes in turkey just in case Russia tried to attack the U.S. They did this because Cuba is right near the shore of the United Sates and Cuba was allies with Russia (they were both communist.) Then, the U.S. found nukes in Cuba. In the end, it was the closest event in history that almost caused a nuclear war. -
Martin Luther King
The "I have a Dream Speech." -
JFK Assasination
Jfk was assasinated while in a car ride in Dallas, Texas. Alot of people believe that a man named Lee Harvey Oswald had assasinated him, but no one really knows what happened. In fact, when investigators looked they only found one bullet (others were shot and killed as well.) -
Lee Harvey Oswald
No one knows who really killed JFK because Lee Harvey Oswald was shot and killed 2 days after JFK was assasinated, He was shot while coming out with police. -
The Beatles
The Beatles came to the United States and were a huge hit. It was what started to become known as the "Beatle Mania" craze. The basic beginnings of crazy fan girls! -
Muhammad Alli
He won the world championships! -
Civil Rights Act passed
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LA Riots in the Watts
There was already racial tension in this area. A group of African Americans were watching as a man was being arrested for suspicion of driving while drunk. Spectators got angry and began the riot. They were looting stores, beating whites, and shooting any policeman and firefighter. As a result, there were 34 deaths, 1,034 people injured, and $40 million of property damage. -
Mass Draft Protest
This has to deal with the fact that people did not like the U.S. getting involved in the Vietnam war. The military began to draft men as young as 18 years old. In response, young people began to burn their draft cards. -
Superbowl I
The first Superbowl between the Packers and the Chiefs. The Packers won 35-10. -
Robert Kennedy Death
He was shot on July 5th and died the next day. -
First man on moon
Neil armstong was the first man on the moon. The first words he actually said on the moon was "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." -
Woodstock Festival
The first Woodstock festival was held on August 15th 1969 and lasted for three days. It was a gathering of peace, love, and music. Oh yeah, don't forget the drugs. Oh, and lots of playing in the mud as well. Over a 1/2 million people were there!! -
The Beatles
Paul McCartney had publicly announced that the Beatles were breaking up. Some critics say that it was due to artistic differences while others blame Yoko Ono. Though, the only ones who really know are the Beatle themselves. their last album was Abbey Road and their last perfomance was back in london on top of a building where they first formed the band. -
Banning Cigarette commercials
A ban on the television advertisement of cigarettes goes into affect in the United States. -
First video game invented
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Watergate Scandal
The Water gate scandal was about how Nixon had sent in four spies to obtain files from the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Watergate in Washington, D.C. Howver, they were caught and arrested. after that, many people protested to have Nixon impeached. -
Roe vs. Wade
The United States Supreme Court rules in Roe vs. Wade that a woman can not be prevented by a state in having an abortion during the first six months of pregnancy. -
Nixon Resigns
Richard Nixon resigns from Presidency because of pressure from the Watergate Scandal. So, on April 9, 1974, Nixon resigned from Presidency and Jerald Ford became President that afternoon. Nixon was the first and only President to resign in American history so far. -
Jimmy Carter win election
Challenger Jimmy Carter, a relatively unknown former Democratic governor from Georgia, bests Gerald Ford in a closely contested election. Carter received a slight majority of the popular vote, as well as an Electoral College victory of 297 to 240. -
Microsoft is registered trademark
Microsoft becomes a registered trademark, one year after its name for microcomputer software is first mentioned by Bill Gates to Paul Allen in a letter. -
Draft evaders pardoned
jimmy Carter pardons draft evader from the vietnam war. -
Chysler Bail and GM bailout
The Chrysler and GM Bailout is approved by the federal government. A $1.5 billion loan-guarantee plan is floated to assist the third largest car makers in the United States.
