1960/1970

By dreweryh.2016
  • John F. Kennedy elected president

    John F. Kennedy elected president

    JFK was elected to be the President
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    13 day confrontation between the Untied States
  • John F. Kennedy Assassinated

    John F. Kennedy Assassinated

    He was killed in Dallas, TX he was killed at 12:30 p.m. central time
  • The Beatles perform in U.S. for the first time

    The Beatles perform in U.S. for the first time

    First concert was in Washington
  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed

    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed

    It was a joint resoultion that the Untied States Congress passed
  • U.S. involvement in Vietnam War begins

    U.S. involvement in Vietnam War begins

    It started in 1965
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive

    Started in late January
  • Election of 1968 (who ran? who won?)

    Election of 1968 (who ran? who won?)

    Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, and George Wallace
    Won: Richard Nixon
  • Richard Nixon visits China

    Richard Nixon visits China

    Nixon went and visted China
  • Watergate Affair

    Watergate Affair

  • U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends

    U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends

    The Paris Peace Accords ended Americas direct involvement
  • Richard Nixon resigns from presidency

    Richard Nixon resigns from presidency

    As the 37th president
  • Jimmy Carter elected president

    Jimmy Carter elected president

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    Camp David Accords (between Egypt and Israel)

    16 months after Egyptian president visted to Israel
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    Iranian Hostage Crisis

  • Ronald Reagan elected president

    Ronald Reagan elected president

    He defeated Jimmy Carter
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs

    Was the invasion at the Bay of the pigs