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President Kennedy Assassinated
While riding in a car with his wife in Dallas, Texas, John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
New President
Hours after Kennedy was shot and killed, vice president Lyndon B. Johnson was inaugurated. -
Civil Rights Act
Lyndon Johnson passes the Civil Rights Act. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Johnson passes the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, involving the United States in the Vietnam War. -
Reelection
Lyndon Johnson wins a landslide victory against Barry Goldwater to continue presidency.
