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Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act
The Civil Right Act was a US federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed someone's attempt to register to vote or to actual7 vote. -
Kennedy elected as 35th President
Was democratic and a wealthy man from a popular family. His running mate was Nixon. -
Kennedy announces creation of Peace Corps
It was created to promote world peace and friendship. -
US invades Cuba
The US invades cuba at the Bay of Pigs and the mission failed. -
ungerground nuclear testing begins
The US beings underground nuclear testing so that ther would be no harm done to the american people. -
Catch 22 is published
Joseph Heller's historical novel was set during the later stages of WWII. It is known as one of the greatest literary works of the twentieth century. -
Bob Dylan's first album comes out
It was self titled, and he began to make a name for himself. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviets established missile bases in Cuba, and Kennedy orders a naval blockade to divert any missiles from arriving in Cuba. -
MLK goes to jail
MLK and Ralth Abernathy are arrested and go to jail in Birmingham, Alabama during a protest, and MLK writes Letter from a Birmingham Jail. -
Kennedy is assaninated
JFK is shot while riding in the back of a car with his family while in Dallas. Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn into presidency on a plane. -
the Beatles arrive in NYC
The Beatles were greeted by 10,000 screaming fans while arriving in New York. -
MLK wins Nobel Peace Prize
He won it for peace. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assasination
MLK was shot by a sniper, on the balcony of his hotel room in Memphis, Tennesse.
