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President during the communist investigations, Vietnam War, parts of the Cold War, Brown vs. Board of Education, and was a major war general.
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African-American woman denied a white male her seat on a bus. Caused uproar of racial discrimination.
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Conflict between North and South Vietnam. US being an ally. Part of the Cold War.
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Race between the Soviet Union and the US for space exploration. Main points: Soviets launch Sputnik, John Glenn orbits Earth, and Apollo 11 moon landing.
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President during Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis. Was assassinated early in term.
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Came into office after Kennedy's assassination. "Great Society" which led to many expanded civil rights, public broadcasting, Medicare, Medicaid, aid to education, the arts, and urban and rural development.
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First Super Bowl is played between the Green bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs resulting in a Packers victory.
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Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated.
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Eased tension between Soviet Union and China during the Cold War. Most known for being the only president to resign.