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In another attempt to contain the spread of communism, American troops invaded Vietnam. They encounter fierce resistance from the Vietcong, and over half a million American casualties were incurred, including 50,000 deaths.
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The National Aeronautica and Space Administration (NASA), is founded with the goal of increasing human space exploration. -
Alaska and Hawaii are admitted to the Union as the 49th and 50th states.
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After receiving intel depicting Soviet missiles stationed in Cuba, America goes on high alert. This was the closest both nations came to all-out war, but an agreement was eventually established. -
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas Texas. His vice president, Lyndon B. Johnson, is sworn into office that same day. -
After taking over the presidency from Kennedy, Johnson runs on his own in the next election. He wins in a landslide with an electoral college victory of 486 to 52.
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After being a major leader of the Civil Rights movement for the past decade, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated at a hotel by James Earl Ray. -
After a decade of hard work and the efforts of over 400,000 people, 3 Americans are launched to the Monn of the massive Saturn V rocket. Two of them land, making them the first humans to land on another celestial body. -
The legal voting age is officially lowered from 21 to 18. This was the 26th constitutional amendment. -
After being caught taping conversations, the Nixon administration attempts to cover up the incident. Facing impeachment charges, the President soon resigns.