1960s/1970s

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  • Ronald Reagan elected president

  • U.S involvment in Vietnam War begins

    U.S involvment in Vietnam War begins

    Also known as the second Indochina War.
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs

    Begined when a CIA-financed and trained group of Cuban refugee lands in Cuba.
  • John F. Kennedy elected President

    John F. Kennedy elected President

    Was an American politcian.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    Also known as the October Crisis.
  • John F. Kennedy Assassinated

    John F. Kennedy Assassinated

    This is the day John F. Kennedy was Assassinated.
  • The Beatles perform in U.S for the first time

    The Beatles perform in U.S for the first time

    At The Cavern Club.
  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed

    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed

    This is the day they gave President Lyndon B. Johnson nearly unlimited powers to oppose "communist aggression" .
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive

    Was a series of crucial battles in the Vietnam War.
  • Election of 1968 (who ran? who won?)

    Election of 1968 (who ran? who won?)

    Former Vice President Richard Nixon. He wont he election over the Democratic nomiee.
  • U.S involvement in Vietnam War end

    U.S involvement in Vietnam War end

    The WW Ends.
  • Richard Nixon Visits China

    Richard Nixon Visits China

    Visits to the Peoples Republic of China.
  • Watergate Affair

    Watergate Affair

    Break-in at the Democratic National Committee
  • Richard Nixon resigns from presidency

    Richard Nixon resigns from presidency

    37th time he has spoken.
  • Jimmy Carter elected president

    Jimmy Carter elected president

    Elected President.
  • Camp David Accords (between Egypt and Israel)

    Camp David Accords (between Egypt and Israel)

    Areements between Israel and Egypt signed.
  • Iranian Hostage Crisis

    Iranian Hostage Crisis