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Kennedy just barely beats out Nixon in the election.
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1,400 American-trained Cuban exiles invade Cuba and lose horribly, embarrassed the U.S.
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CORE sponsors a freedom ride on buses to test the court case that allowed blacks to ride on white buses. Resulted in many angry crackers bum-rushing them and kicking their teeth in.
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Civil rights organization that wanted to eliminate violence, racism and poverty radically.
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U-2 Spyplanes find Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, tensions between Russia and U.S. were never more tighter, and nuclear war was almost had.
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200,000 people gather at the Lincoln Memorial for civil rights. MLK gave his "I have a dream" speech.
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Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas during his motorcade ride. Left the nation with a sense of loss.
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Banned segregation, established the EEOC, and protected black voting rights.
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Story made up about the USS Maddox being fired on by North Vietnamese, which gave Johnson a different reason to invade other than the reason of containment.
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Lyndon Johnson is elected over Goldwater by a large majority.
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Banned literacy tests and provided federal registrars to encourage blacks to vote.
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The activist was killed during a speech in New York shortly after leaving Islam.
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McCarthy announced he would run against Johnson for president. Would lose out to Humphrey, who would lose out to the Great Richard Nixon.
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The North Vietnamese launch the Tet Offensive, catching the U.S. with its pants down, and thinning out each side's numbers.
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The good doctor was assassinated by a more than disgruntled whiteman in Memphis.
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Kennedy was assassinated by a Palestinian immigrant in L.A.
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Nixon is elected over Humphrey to be president. Cons rejoice.
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By the year's end 536,100 American troops were in Vietnam.
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America put the first men on the moon, Neil Armstrong being the first. The nation rejoices, and Russia dies a little inside.
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The Vietnam War ends with the U.S's withdraw and the forcing of the remaining side to surrender. Results in communist Vietnam.
