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JFK Delivers "New Frontier" Speech
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. -
JFK Speaks at the Houston Ministers Conference
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. -
JFK Debates Nixon on Television
Nixon was a better speaker, but Kennedy looked better. This launched a new era- the Television Era. -
JFK Wins Election of 1960
This inauguration set a new tone for the White House. His speech called for hope an sacridfice on the part of the American people. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
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. -
Freedom Riders Attacked
Date that the first ever "freedom ride" left Washington D.C. KKK members attacked the riders. -
Berlin Wall is Constructed
Soviet Union starts constucting a wall between east and west Germnay. This is to prevent migration. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union moves to place nuclear weapons in Cuba. Kennedy refuses to allow this and sends troops to prevent this. -
Kennedy Addresses Nation About Civil Rights
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. -
JFK is Assassinated in Dallas, Texas
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.
