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Bay of Pigs
The US tried to attack Cuba and remove Fidel Castro but were outnumbered and surrended in 24 hours. -
JFK Elected President
JFK defeated Richard Nixon and was the youngest man to ever be elected as President. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba had missiles and so did the US. Cuba offered to remove the missiles if the US did not invade them. -
JFK assassinated
JFK is assassinated by a man with a gun in a car. -
The Beatles play for their first time in the US
The Beatles performed for the first time in the US on The Ed Sullivan Show. -
US gets involved in Vietnam
Two US destroyers in early August were stationed on the Glf of Tonkin reported that they had been fired at. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress authorized President Johnson to take whatever means necessary to retaliate and to promote the international peace and security in Southeast Asia. -
Tet Offensive
Planned attack on over 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam. -
Election of 1968
Richard Nixon and Hurbert Humphrey ran for office. Richard Nixon won. -
Nixon visits China
Richard Nixon visits China. -
Watergate Scandal
Robbers were found trying to tap phones and steal documents. They were involved with nixons re-election. In 1974 Nixon resigned from office. -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon resigns due to the Watergate Scandal. He was the first president to ever resign. -
End of US involvment in Vietnam
Nixon announced that an accord had been met to end the Vietnam War. -
Jimmy Carter elected President
Jimmy Carter is elected as president. -
Camp David Accords
Agreements between Israel and Egypt were signed on 1978. This lead to a peace treaty. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Islamic revolutionaries overran the US Embassey in Tehran. -
Ronald Reagan elected President
Ronald Reagan is elected President.
