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October 16, 1962 – October 28, 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
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August 7, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
in the Gulf of Tonkin, off the coast of Vietnam, that was presented to the U.S. Congress on August 5, 1964, as two unprovoked attacks by North Vietnamese torpedo boats on the destroyers Maddox and Turner Joy of the U.S. Seventh Fleet and that led to the Gulf of Tonkin -
July 30, 1965 Medicare and Medicaid established
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December 1965 Tinker v. Des Moines
The Tinker case is a very important decision protecting student rights. Because five Des Moines students were brave enough to stand up for an unpopular position, all American students enjoy greater freedom to express their opinions. -
January 31, 1968 – September 23, 1968 Tet Offensive
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March 23, 1971 26th Amendment
the right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. -
June of 1971 Pentagon Papers leaked
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April 30, 1975 Fall of Saigon, marks the end of the Vietnam War
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November 7, 1973 war power act
The War Powers Resolution came as a direct reaction to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, as Congress sought to avoid another military conflict where it had little input. At the time, President Richard Nixon believed that War Powers Resolution was illegal, and it was “unconstitutional and dangerous"