1960s/1970s Timeline

  • John F Kennedy elected president

    John F Kennedy elected president
    John F Kennedy beat the reuplican and was elected president.
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    It was an invasion that the CIA financed landed in cuba and they tried to topple the communist government.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    It was a standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
  • John F. Kennedy Assassinated

    John F. Kennedy Assassinated
    John F. Kennedy was assassinated at 12:30pm central standard time
  • The Beatles perform in U.S. for the first time

    The Beatles perform in U.S. for the first time
    They played on the Ed Sullvian show for the first time in front on 73 million americans
  • Gulf of Tonkin Resoultion passed

    Gulf of Tonkin Resoultion passed
    This was a resoultion that expanded the military for the United States.
  • U.S. involvement in Vietnam War Begins

    U.S. involvement in Vietnam War Begins
    The U.S. began by air raides all over the north of Vietnam.
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive
    Vietnam took seven days off to celebrate the vietnams new year.
  • Election of 1968

    Election of 1968
    The people that ran are Richard M. Nixon, Hubert M. Humphery, and Geroge C. Wallace. Richard M. Nixon won the election.
  • Richard Nixon vists China

    Richard Nixon vists China
    He went to vists china and was the first person to vists the person of rebulic.
  • U.S. involvement in Vietnam war ends

    U.S. involvement in Vietnam war ends
    The paris peace accord ended americans involvement in the vietnam war.
  • Watergate Affair

    Watergate Affair
    The threre people resign over the scandal and the watergate start nationally televised hearings.
  • Richard Nixon resigns from presidency

    Richard Nixon resigns from presidency
    He resigned as the 37th president at 12:00.
  • Jimmy Carter Elected President

    Jimmy Carter Elected President
    Jimmy Carter beat Gerald R Ford in the election.
  • Camp David Accords

    Camp David Accords
    It was a year peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
  • Iranian Hostage Crisis

    Iranian Hostage Crisis
    There was an angry mob that took more than 60 hostages. It was a terrible event.
  • Ronald Reagan elected president

    Ronald Reagan elected president
    He won the election and was going to have new economic and political ideas.