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John F. Kennedy elected president
JFK becomes the youngest man to ever be elected president. -
Bay of Pigs
It was failed military invasion of Cuba by the CIA sponsered paramilitary group. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Was a 13 day confrontation between the United States and Soviet Russia over Soviet ballistic missles launched in cuba. -
JFK Assassinated
He served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 up until his assassination in 1963. -
The Beatles perform in the U.S for the first time
The Beatles got really popular in the U.S In february of 1964 -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed
he United States Congress overwhelming approves the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson nearly unlimited powers to oppose “communist aggression” in Southeast Asia. -
U.S. Involvment in the Vietnam war begins
In late January, 1968, during the lunar new year (or “Tet”) holiday, North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. -
Tet Offiensive
It was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, -
Election of 1968
The Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, won the election over the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey. -
Richard Nixon visits China
On February 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in China for an official trip. -
Watergate Affair
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. -
U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War ends
Nixon announces end of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war.
