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JFK is sworn into the Presidency and delivers his address. Which urges Americans to seek out opportunities to serve their country.
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John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps by executive order.
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Cuban exiles attempt to invade Cuba is a fiasco. A major embarrassment for the new president.
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JFK is shown photos of Soviet Nuclear missile sites being installed in Cuba.
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Kennedy announces his goal of putting a man on the moon.
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In a televised address to the nation, Kennedy proposes the enactment of civil rights legislation, marking his first decisive action on civil rights.
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Lee Harvey Oswald shoots and kills John K.Kennedy in Dallas, where the campaigning for re-election.
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