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#5:FDA approves the birth control pill
The birth control pill kick-started a sexual revolution that swept the nation unburdened by the unplanned pregnancies. Women were free to have higher education and careers while both sexes experimented with sex and drugs -
#7: Cuban Missile Crisis
When the war tensions were high in the middle of the Cold War the United States learned that the Soviet Union missiles in Cuba were going to be put in use so President Kennedy ordered a blockade of the Caribbean nation and a strict quarantine on all offensive military equipment -
#1: JFKs assasination
The perfect president to lead America was shot down by a sniper's bullet in 1963 from Dallas Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the crime but he was murdered before going to trial. This lead to endless conspiracy theories over the following decades about the motive or perpetrator President Kennedy's assassination. The assassination put many people in shock and everyone thought he was going to be the perfect president. -
#2: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Throughout the late 50s and early 60s the civil rights movement grew and there were many nonviolent protest and civil events with events like the march. Many African Americans were denied their equal rights. Finally after a long time African-Americans were finally rewarded through the Civil Rights Act of 1964 their rights. It eliminated segregation and biased voting requirements -
#10: The Gulf of Tokin Resolution
The Gulf of Tokin Resolution was passed and it allowed American Soldiers to participate in war. -
#8: The Assassinations of Civil Rights Leaders
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King jr. and they were supporters of black supremacy, however unfortunately each man was killed at peak popularity. The both made a difference. -
#6:1968 Democratic National Convention
At the Democratic National Convention anti-war protesters rushed to Chicago to be greeted aggressive police officers -
#3:Tet Offensive as 1968
The beginning of the Vietnam War seemed a success for America but this was quickly destroyed when the enemy very had taken advantage of the Tet truth during a holiday ceasefire. The Viet Cong soldiers shockingly attacked the South Vietnamese capital Saigon. Even though the invasion was fought off the harsh truth was obvious. This was not going to be simple war. Many troop morale fell and Americans became disgusted with the war -
#4: Apollo 11 lands on the moon
The U.S. engaged in a space race with the Soviet Union in 1961 and President Kennedy declared that America would put a man on the moon before decades end. Later we sent Apollo 11 into space and on July 20,2969 we landed on the moon putting us first in the space race. -
#9: Woodstock
The counter culture took place for 3 days and the Woodstock festival combined the ideas of liberal living, free love, and open drug use. Rock and Soul music