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Civil Rights Act Passes
Dwight D. Eisenhower signed this that mainly was to make sure that no one was taking away their right to vote. -
Kennedy and Nixon Debate
The first televised debate in American history was between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy -
Peace Corps Created
Kennedy intiates 17 bilion dollars in nuclear missile programs, and also gives aid to the military in indochina announcing the creation of the Peace Corp. -
John Glen orbits the earth
NASA launched one of the most important flights in American history. The mission? Send a man to orbit Earth, observe his reactions and return him home safely. The pilot of this historic flight, John Glenn, became a national hero and a symbol of American ambition. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Soviets were making missile bases in Cuba. Kennedy created a naval blockade to stop any more missiles to enter. -
Kennedy Assasinated
John F. Kennedy was shot & killed while participating in a motorcade -
Racism in law
Three Civil rights volunteers were murdered by Ku Klux Klan. It was later found that police had released them for the KKK. -
Great Society Speech
President Johnson tells about his views of what America should be. -
Malcom X assassinated
Malcolm X is assassinated in New York City. His assalants were said to be apart of the Black Muslim Faith. -
Black Panthers Formed
The Black Panther Partywas formed as an African-American revolutionary socialist organization -
Limited Test Ban Treaty
US, USSR, and UK all sign an agreement not to test nuclear weapons in the atomsphere -
Martin Luther King Jr Assasinated
Martin Luther King is shot and killed outiside his hotelroom by James Earl Ray. -
Richard Nixon elected
Richard Nixon barrly is elected as president. -
First man on the moon
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man ever in history to step foot on the moon -
Woodstock
Woodstock changed the entire view of music with 3 days that changed the world
