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Elvis Presley
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Vietnam War
US enters vietnam to halt the progree of communism through southeast asia, which results in the US sendng millions of troops into a war that the public was told they wouldnt fight. the us eventually leaves and "veitnamizate" leaving the war to the vietnamese. the us considers this a "tie" this leads to the eventual resignation of president -
JFK Assasination
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Bear Bryant National Champioships
Alabama won 1964 Sugar Bowl aginst the Ole Miss Rebels, Which at the time was the National Championship Game
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First Moon Landing
Space exploration by United States leads team lead by Buzz Aldren and Neil Armstrong are first to walk on moon
In desperate need to win space race over USSR USA launches apollo 11 into space captained by neil armstrong and buzz aldren become first to land and walk on moon leading to famos phrase"one small step for man one giant leap for mankind." -
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Fitness Craze
America becomes obsessed with excercizing and mainly in part to vcr excersize tapes this fad was revolutionized by icon Richard Simmon -
"Imagine"
john lennon writes the eventual hit 'Imagine" -
Ping Pong diplomacy
Nixon uses Ping Pong as way to gap US and China econmics and diplocmacy to open trade. -
Nixon Resignation
President Richard Nixon resigns from office after it is revealed that he tried to cover up the water gate scandal -
Hurricane Carmen
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Creation of Apple Computer Co.
Apple is created by Steve Jobs and eventually becomes a huge part of the electronic industry
