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JFK Delivers "New Frontier" Speech
Kennedy set out to transform his broad vision of progress into what he called the New Frontier. -
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JFK Debates Richard Nixon on Television
TV watchers thought Kennedy and radio listners thought Nixon won. Nixon appeared unhealthy and awkward while Kennedy appered handsome and confident. Nixon was recovering from a injured knee and a recent hospital stay. -
JFK Wins Election in 1960
JFK ran against Richard Nixon in the presidential election of 1960. Kennedy was elected with a lead of 112,827 votes, or 0.1% of the popular vote, giving him a victory of 303 to 219 in the Electoral College, the closest since 1916. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an attempt to overthrow Castro. 1,300 to 1,500 Cuban exiles supported by the U.S military landed on the island's sourthern coast at Bahia de Cochinos. -
Freedom Riders Attacked in Alabama
They were civil rights activists that tested to test the United States Supreme Court decision Boynton v. Virginia. Boynton v. Virginia was a law that outlawed racial segregation in the restaurants and waiting rooms. -
Berlin Wall is Constructed
The Berlin Wall was made of concrete topped with barbed wire. The main goal of the Berlin Wall was to split Berlin in Half with a sviet side and a Democratic Republic side. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The soviet Union was sending wepons and missiles to Cuba. Some of the missiles were ready to launch and some of these missiles could reach U.S cities in minutes. -
Kennedy Addresses the Nation about Civil Rights
The Civil Rights Address was a speech on civil rights given by President John F. Kennedy from the Oval Office. -
JFK Assassinated in Dallas, Texas
JFK was assassinated at 12:30 pm Central Time at the Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas.
