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Newly elected Governor wallace tries to keep his promise to maintain segregation by blocking the entry for two black students at the University of Alabama. https://youtu.be/YgbNc-9Di7k
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Lee Harvey Oswald shoots President John F. Kennedy and kills him while JFK rode through Dallas, Texas https://youtu.be/iU83R7rpXQY
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U.S. Bombs Vietnam in hopes to boost moral of South Vietnamese Saigon Regime. https://youtu.be/88jrZjsNHPc
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The first U.S. combat troops (marines) are sent to Vietnam. https://youtu.be/jDx0nVwZzhY
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Protests against the Vietnam War build up and marches are held across the nation. https://youtu.be/Bk09F1fTs1E
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John F. Kennedy's younger brother was killed 5 years after his brother while running for president. He was appealing to African Americans, Hispanics, Catholics, and the poor. https://youtu.be/nXxlWU7kRW0
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An exchange of ping-pong players between the United States and Communist China occurs. https://youtu.be/7EdEKsQ8o5U
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Break-in at the Democratic National Committee followed by President Richard Nixon’s attempt to cover-up its involvement. https://youtu.be/jXCxZE0hZ40
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Hurricane that hit the land around the Gulf of Mexico and the carribean in 1974. https://youtu.be/OWIeQKexy84
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Apple is founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. https://youtu.be/OYecfV3ubP8
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Elvis Presley died by a heart attack on August 16, 1977. It was suspected that it was from an overdose of prescription drugs that caused his heart to stop https://youtu.be/1ByMRfA0mOk
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John Lennon was shot by Mark David Chapman on Monday December 8, 1980 https://youtu.be/R7GyYFJPDbE
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Nintendo releases the NES. It was the first console by the company to be sold to the United States. it became very popular in the USA.
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Space Shuttle Challenger fell apart in mid-air while i was on a mission to orbit the earth. Seven crew members, and a teacher died on that mission.
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The stock market crashes in New York. Stocks fall by 22.6% in one day. As a result stock markets around the world also drop.
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The internet which was previously used exclusively by the military was made public. The internet allowed people connect locally and worldwide.