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JFK

  • JFK Delivers "New Frontier" Speech

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLmiOEk59n8 John F. Kennedy is accepted as the democratic representitive. This speech was given in the Memorial Coliseum, L.A.
  • JFK Speaks at Houston Ministers' Conference

    JFK Speaks at Houston Ministers' Conference
    JFK addresses his religion and the role it will take. It strengthened the people's view on him.
  • JFK Debates Richard Nixon on Television

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QazmVHAO0os First debate ever telivised for the people. &0 million people were there to witness it. The debates had a significant impact on the elections.
  • JFK Wins Election in 1960

    JFK Wins Election in 1960
    JFK wins the election. He won over Richard Nixon and became the 35th president. He won with a landslide in electoral votes.
  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugY5ZIHJ8A&feature=related It was a launch where the US tried to train exiles of Cuba to fight against the cubans. It was unsuccessful.
  • Freedom Riders Attacked in Alabama

    Freedom Riders Attacked in Alabama
    "3 riders (seven black, six white) left Washington, D.C., on Greyhound and Trailways buses. Their plan was to ride through Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, ending with a rally in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most of the Riders were from CORE, and two were from SNCC. Many were in their 40s and 50s.
    The Freedom Riders' tactics for their journey were to have at least one interracial pair sitting in adjoining seats and at least one black Rider sitting up front" -Wikipedia
  • Berlin Wall is Constructed

    Berlin Wall is Constructed
    The Berlin wall is constructed and it seperates West Berlin from East Berlin. It contained the Communist side because people were escaping and trying to go the the democractic side. In order to keep communism, they need a population, so they had to contain communist Berlin.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    In October, a U-2 plane flew overhead and we saw what Cuba was storing. We were planning on annexing Cuba, but instead we worked it out. It is also called the October Crisis.
  • Kennedy Addresses the Nation about Civil Rights

    Kennedy Addresses the Nation about Civil Rights
    He talks about civil rights. He gets the popular black vote and win states in the south. He refers to the Alabama area in particular.
  • JFK Assassinated in Dallas, Texas

    JFK Assassinated in Dallas, Texas
    JFK is assassinated in Texas. It is believed it was Oswald, but no one knows for sure, besides the government.