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The Vietnam war was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos for about 14 years.
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On June 10, 1963, two African American students tried to enter the University of Alabama but was blocked by Governor George Wallace. Wallace's attempt was unsuccessful because President Kennedy sent the National Guard Troops to protect them.
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Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot twice, and an hour after his death Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the crime.
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On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act outlaws discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, or gender.
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On July 20, 1969, American Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. Armstrong was the first man to step on the lunar surface.
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Watergate was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States, following a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. President Nixon's administration attempted to cover up it's involvement. Nixon later resigned.
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Hurricane Carmen was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. Carmen originated as a tropical disturbance that emerged from Africa.
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Presley died at the age of 42. The cause of his death was protected by his family, but it was suspected that he died from an overdose of prescription drugs that made his heart drop.
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John Lennon was murdered on December 8, 1980 in Manhattan, New York by Mark David Chapman.
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The attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan occurred 69 days into his presidency, while he was leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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Bear Bryant died on January 27, 1983, from a heart attack. He died only 37 days after he had retired as head football coach at the University of Alabama with the most victories in football history.
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In 1983, scientist discovered the virus that causes AIDS. The virus was at first named HTLV-III/LAV by an international science committee. The name was later changed to HIV.
