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Cuba Missle Crissis
American US Spy Plane photographed a nuclear missile site being built in Cuba 90 miles from Florida. Soviet Union didn't know we had nuclear missiles set up in Turkey aimed at them so they sent ships to stop us but so did we and we made a deal to dismantle both of our missiles. -
Martin Luther King Speech
Martin Luther King Speech- "I have a dream" August 28th 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to put an end to racism in America. Speech was given at March of Washington -
J.F.K. is Assinated
35th president of the U.S. was shot November 22, 1963, shot by lee harvey oswald -
The Beetles
They fly from London to New York City and tons of fans waited for them at the airport. They became one of the most popular bands ever. -
Muhammad Ali Wins Heavyweight World Championship
Despite being a 7-1 underdog, Ali upsets Sonny Liston to win the World Heavywieght Championship at age 22. -
Civil Rights Act
In 1964 Congress passed Public Law 88-352 (78 Stat. 241). The provisions of this civil rights act outlaw discrimination on the basis of sex as well as race in hiring, promoting, and firing. -
US enters War
As the fighting between the Viet Cong and the South Vietnamese continued, the U.S. continued to send additional advisers to South Vietnam. When the North Vietnamese fired directly upon two U.S. ships in international waters on August 2 and 4, 1964 (known as the Gulf of Tonkin Incident), Congress responded with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. -
TET Offensive
In the early hours of 31st January 1968, 70,000 North Vietnamese soldiers, together with guerrilla fighters of the NLF, launched one of the most daring military campaigns in history. The Tet Offensive was the real turning point in the Vietnam War. -
Martin Luther king Jr. Assassination
He was a pastor and leader in African American civil rights leader. He was shot at the Lorraine motel in Memphis Tennessee on April 4th, 1968. He was allegedly shot by James Earl Ray. -
Robert F. Kennedy is Shot
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was shot three times after giving a speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. -
We Land on the Moon
On the morning of July 16 Neil Armstrong,Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins take off in the Apollo 11 and land on the moon for the first time. -
Woodstock
Farm in the town of Bethel, outside White Lake, New York. August 15–17, 1969, but ran over to August 18. A music festival known as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace and Music. Featuring The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix to name a few
