1955-1975

By jonathansroller

  • Election of 1956

    Dwight D. Eisenhower beats Adlai Stevenson for the second time.

  • Sputnik 1

    The first artificial Earth satellite was launched into space by the Soviet Union

  • Explorer 1

    The first United States satellite was launched in response to the Soviet Union

  • Election of 1960

    John F. Kennedy defeats Richard Nixon for president

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Soviets were assembling missiles in Cuba and the United States didn't like that so they threatened the USSR. A third World War almost occurred and it would have been nuclear. Ended October 28 1962

  • Election of 1964

    Lyndon B. Johnson beats out Barry Goldwater for the presidential election.

  • Election of 1968

    Richard Nixon wins against Hubert Humphrey

  • First Man on the Moon

    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first two humans to walk on the surface of the moon.

  • Election of 1972

    Richard Nixon wins re-election against George McGovern

  • Nixon Resigns

    Richard Nixon becomes the first president to ever resign from office after his Watergate scandal.