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President Eisenhower nominates Earl Warren, governor of California, as Chief Justice of the United States
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Declared segregation in public schools unconstintutional
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Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy is elected the 35th president of the United States.
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President John F. Kennedy founded the Peace Corps as a way of helping less-developed nations fight poverty
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Kennedy planned to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro but failed
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Ruled that unlawfully seized evidence cannot be used in a trial
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Khrushchev built a wall through Berlin, blocking movement between the Soviet sector and the rest of the city.
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In 1961, Kennedy created the Presidential Common on the Status of Women that called for federal action against gender discrimination.
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Banned states-mandated prayer in public schools
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A U2 spy plane spotted long-ranged missiles in Cuba, aimed at the US, placed by Russia. America Set up a Naval blockade around Cuba until Russia agreed to remove them. It lasted 13 days.
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President John F. Kennedy is shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas.
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 granted millions of dollars to public and private schools.
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Required police to inform suspects of their rights during the arrest process
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Forbade state bans on interracial marriages
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The first Special Olympics Games was held in Chicago
