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JFK Delivers "New Frontier" Speech
This speech reassured voters that it made no difference that he was a Catholic. He woiuld stil make do the right thind=gs in office. He reaasured people about his level of experience, his policy, and his background. -
JFK Speaks at Houston Ministers' Conference
He firmly adressses the issue that people are criticizing hm for being Catholic. He says that everyone is overlooking the real issues and focusing on his religious background. John F. Kennedy Houston Ministerial Association Speech Video. -
JFK Debates Richard Nixon on Television
JFK prposed the debate and Nixon accepted. Nixon thought he would finish JFK with this. The debate was over domestic issues and JFK erased any margin of defeat that he had before. This really boosted JFK over Nixon. -
JFK Wins Election in 1960
John F. Kennedy wins election of 1960 over Richard Nixon. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
About 1,300 - 1,500 troops landed on the Bay of Pigs and nothing went as lanned. The aistrike didn't knock out the Cuban air force and the main troops faced 25,000 Cuban troops that were armed with Soviet tanks and jets. Some Americans were killed and others were imprisoned. -
Freedom Riders Attacked in Alabama
Congress passed a law saying that it was unconstitutional to make black people sit in the back of the bus. When this was passed Freedom Riders Rode through Anniston, Alabama where it was stoned and tires slashed by 200 people. They got away but when they stopped the nus was firebombed and everyone there was beaten. The second bus was treated the same way Video -
Berlin Wall is Constructed
The Berlin Wall was created to prevent the people of East Germany from escaping to West Germany. The East was Communist and very oppressive so people really did not like being on the East. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union started building nuclear weapons on Cuba just 90 miles from Florida. JFK demanded that they leave Cuba and the US set up a naval blockade to prevent for supplies to come to Cuba. After staring each other down the Soviet Union finally backed down. -
Kennedy Addresses the Nation about Civil Rights
JFK adresses the nation urging everyone towards Civil Rights. He wants equality for everyone in the nation. Soon after he passed a law for Civil Rights. -
JFK Assassinated in Dallas, Texas
JFK was shot in his car while he was in Dallas, Texas. To this day no one knows who did this. There are many conspericies surrounding this event. Video
