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The Geneva Accords
The Geneva Accords split North and South Vietnam into two. An agreement was made that within 2 years there would be elections to unify the two halves, but they never came. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her action started the Montgomery bus boycott. -
U.S. Soldier Killed
The first kill of a U.S. soldier in Vietnam was in South Vietnam when guerillas were raiding their living quarters near Saigon. -
Backup from JFK
JFK sends helicopters as well as 400 Green Berets to South Vietnam to perform secret actions against the Viet Cong. -
The Marches
Over 1,000 black schoolchildren march in a non-violent protest. Eventually things escelate and police bring dogs, hoses. This caused outrage and eventually an agreement was made to desegregate bathrooms and lunch counters. -
JFK Assasination
JFK is assassinated, and Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president. -
I Have A Dream
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I Have a Dream speech to 250,000 viewers. -
Protests Begin
Norman Morrison, a 31-year-old pacifist, lights himself on fire in front of the Pentagon to protest the Vietnam War. Meanwhile, U.S. troops in Vietnam rise to 400,000. -
MLK Jr. Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated on the balcony of his hotel room by James Earl Ray. -
Vietnam Draft Begins
The U.S. government begins the first draft lottery since World War II