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It is a part of JFK's inaugural address. It is called the "New Frontier" speech because of JFK stating that America is the new frontier.
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Many people believed that Kennedy could not be President because of his beliefs. It was an important marker of the history of Catholicism in America.
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Nixon was a better speaker, but Kennedy looked better. This launched a new era- the Television Era.
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This inauguration set a new tone for the White House. His speech called for hope an sacridfice on the part of the American people.
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That night, 1,300-1,500 Cuban exiles supported by the US military landed on the island's southern coast at Bahia de Cochinos, the Bay of Pigs. However, this plan failed.
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Date that the first ever "freedom ride" left Washington D.C. KKK members attacked the riders.
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Soviet Union starts constucting a wall between east and west Germnay. This is to prevent migration.
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Soviet Union moves to place nuclear weapons in Cuba. Kennedy refuses to allow this and sends troops to prevent this.
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Explains that we have become one country and therefore, must treat everyone as one.Kennedy explains that discrimination is a problem that must be fixed.
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John F. Kennedy was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy. When the Presidential limousine turned left and passed the Depository and continued down Elm Street, shots were fired at Kennedy.
