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US Drops the Atomic Bombs on Japan to end WWII
The dropping of the bomb happened at noon. It was "an important industrial and shipping area. The area had a population of about 258,000.The U.S. and japan had been in war since Japan bombed Pearl harbor. The U.S. detonated the world's first atomic bomb. It was an ultimatum for japan to surrender or they would have to face "prompt an utter destruction". -
Vietcong Formed
The Vietcong was a Marxist guerilla organization. It was operated in south Vietnam. As well neighboring Cambodia during the Vietnam War. South Vietnamese found that the group was supplied and trained. later on they where staffed to extend by the army of communist North Vietnam. The North Vietnam and U.S. was supplied which is how South Vietnamese found out. -
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution of 1959 began with the failed attack on the Moncada Barracks. It ended in triumph with the ousting of dictator Fulgencio Batista. The whole Cuban Revolution was Fidels Castro idea. The revolution began long before and the eventual rebel triumph was the result of many years of hardship. Thos hard ships were the cause of guerrilla warfare and propaganda battles. That was not good for it to have gone too out of hand. -
Kennedy elected President
The pressidential elections was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. Kennedy was elected with a lead of 112,827 votes. It was the first election in which all fifty of the United States participated in. Kennedy gained since there was an economic recession which hurt the incumbent GOP. Kennedy had the advantage of 17 million more registered Democrats than Republicans. Kennedy gained among Catholics almost neutralized the new votes Nixon gained. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs was an unsuccessful military invasion. Cuba was undertaken by the paramilitary group Brigade 2506 in 1961. A militia trained by the United States government's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), intended to overthrow the revolutionary government of President Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado. Launched from Guatemala, the invading force was defeated by the Cuban armed forces, under the command of Fidel Castro, within three days. -
U.S. Military Employs Agent Orange
Agent Orange or napalm is a highly toxic herbicide. It was dumped by Washington over thousands of hectares of land in Southeast Asia. Agent Orange caused severe harm to both soldiers and civilians. There are still bombs that need to be deactivated, because they failed to explode. It was a devistation for everyone, yet no one wants to take responsibility for the damage. -
"13 Days" (Cuban Missile crisis)
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba that occurred in the early 1960s during the Cold War. The crisis ranks as one of the major confrontations of the Cold War, and is often regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to a nuclear war. -
Blockade
President John F. Kennedy announces a blockade of Cuba. This took place because he had heard the intentions of the Soviet missiles that were being installed in Cuba. These missiles had the capability of landing on any where of the southeastern country. fortunately an agreement took place between the U.S. and the Soviets. The blockade stopped this from becoming a war. -
Khrushchev AQnnounces The removal Of Missiles From Cuba
In 1960, Khrushchev had launched plans to install intermediate range missiles in Cuba. This would that would put the United States within range of nuclear attack. the U.S. got aware of this situation. The situation was extremely tense The situation was extremely tense and could have resulted in war between the United States and the Soviet Union, but Khrushchev turned the Soviet ships around that were to deliver more missiles to Cuba and agreed to remove the weapons. -
Diem Overthrown, Murdured
South Vietnam's President Diem is overthrown in a military coup. The coup takes place with the tacit approval of the United States. Diem was killed during the coup, assurances that he would not be. The United States was hoping that by overthrowing the unpopular Diem. It could have strengthenth the opposition to the communist Viet Cong. -
President Kennedy is assassinated
John F. Kennedy the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. He was assasinated on Friday, November 22, 1963. Kennedy was shot while he was traveling with his wife Jacqueline. He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald and they say that he acting alone. The house believes that t Kennedy was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy. Oswald fired all the shots that caused the wounds to Kennedy. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incedent
The incident in the Gulf of Tonkin led to America’s open entry into the Vietnam War. The Gulf of Tonkin is off the coast of what was North Vietnam. The US destroyer then sailed back to international waters. On August 3rd, Captain Herrick, commander of the ‘Maddox’, was ordered back into the Gulf of Tonkin. He agained radioed that his ship was under attack once it had sailed into North Vietnamese waters. Later message contradicted this and in the second radio message he claimed its the weather. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a military campaign during the Vietnam War. It was launched on January 30, 1968 by forces of the Viet Cong. North Vietnam was against South Vietnam, and the United States. It was a campaign of surprise attacks that were launched against military. Civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam as well. During a period when no attacks were supposed to take place. -
News of My Lai Massacre Reaches U.S.
My Lai lay in the South Vietnamese district of Son My. Thats a heavily mined area of Vietcong entrenchment. Members of Charlie Company had been maimed or killed in the area during the weeks. The "search and destroy" mission unfolded it soon degenerated into the massacre. Over 300 apparently unarmed civilians. THats including women, children, and the elderly. -
MLK Slain in Memphis
Four thousand National Guard troops were ordered into Memphis. The government had demanded. Buford Ellington after the 39-year-old Nobel Prize-winning civil rights leader died it was demanded. A curfew was imposed on the shocked city of 550,000 inhabitants. Fourty percent of whom are Negro. Police said the tragedy had been followed by incidents. -
Kent State
It occurred at Kent State University in the U.S. city of Kent, Ohio. It involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970. The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds. That cause the killing of four students. It also caused wounding nine others. One of the people that got shot, suffered permanent paralysis. -
Richard Nixon Elected President
The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1968. Nixon ran on a campaign that promised to restore law and order to the nation's cities. Analysts have argued the election of 1968 is a realigning election. It permanently disrupted the New Deal Coalition. It also had dominated presidential politics for 36 years. -
Last AmericanTroops Leave Vietnam
The last American combat troops have left Vietnam. Their departure was part of the Paris Peace Accords. United States had signed with North and South Vietnam two months earlier, on 15 January. The Peace Accords also stipulated a cease-fire between the North and South. The releasing of American prisoners of war. The reunification of the two sides, and a call for elections in Vietnam. -
Ford Calls Vietnam War "Finished"
The U.S. President Gerald Ford announces that as far as the U.S. is concerned, the Vietnam War is “finished.” Gerald Ford was anticipating the fall of Saigon to Communist forces at the time. This call for the end of war was highly anticipated. All people involved. They were very excited for all the men to be coming home.
