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John F. Kennedy elected president
John F. Kennedy defeated the Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon in a very close race and became the Prsident of the United States -
Berlin builds a new wall
East German soldiers laid down more than 30 miles of barbed wire barrier through the heart of Berlin. Anyone from East Berlin was forbidden to pass into West Berlin. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day confrontaion between the US and the Soviet Union. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in the United States history and it demanded economice rights for African American people. -
President Kennedy is assassinated
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Golf of Tonkin Incident involved 2 separate confrontations involving North Vietnam and the US -
Martin Luther King awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Martin Luther King, Jr., was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America. -
34 people die in Watts ghetto riot
An African American was arrested for drunk driving on August 11, 1965 and a minor roadside argument broke out, then turned into a fight. Six days of looting and arson followed and the community reacted in outrage. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
He was an American clergyman and civil rights leader who was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. He was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead at 7:05 pm the same evening at age 35. -
Richard Nixon is elected President
Vice President Richard Nixon, won the election over Vice President Hubert Humphrey.
