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JFK Delivers "New Frontier" Speech
JFK called onto the American people to become "pioneers" and explore "new lands"
He offered Congress proposals that would provide medical care for elders, help with education, and rebuild blighted urban areas -
JFK Speaks at Houston Ministers' Conference
JFK spoke out about his how his Catholicism and how it would interact with him during his presidancy
He explained how he would support religious freedom and he could make important decisions without papal influence -
JFK Debates Richard Nixon on Television
This was the first ever televised presidential debate
People listening on the radio leaned more towards Nixon where as people watching on the television supported Kennedy more because of his looks. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Fidel Castro, Communist leader of Cuba, invited the Soviet Union to visit Cuba
The Soviet Union brought over nuclear weapons to Cuba, and the U.S. wasn't going to allow it to happen
The Soviet Union then promised to remove their missles if the U.S. wouldn't invade Cuba -
JFK Wins Election in 1960
The democrat JFK won over the republican Richard Nixon
He became the youngest president inaugurated and the first and only Catholic -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The plan called for two air strikes on Cuban air bases and surprise attacks to invade Cuba
The invasion lasted for 2 days and ended up failing -
Freedom Riders Attacked in Alabama
The Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses down to southern states to go against the new anti-segregation laws
The Klu Klux Klan stopped them and slashed the tires on the buses and bombed them -
Berlin Wall is Constructed
People living in Communist East Berlin were desperate to get over to the Democratic West Berline
The U.S. refused to give up the pathways joining the 2 sides so a concrete wall was created to seperate the 2 sides along with guards watching over it 24/7 -
Kennedy Addresses the Nation about Civil Rights
Kennedy adresses the American people for the first time about creating equality for all Americans
Many laws were passed such as desegregating schools and giving out welfare to help African Americans acheive civil rights -
JFK Assassinated in Dallas, Texas
Kennedy was starting to look down upon by Americans because of the civil rights issue
He was shot while in an open car coming into Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the murder but he was only murdered soon after by an American citizen and many questions still remain
