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Kennedy Administration

By rmq302

  • President is elected

    President is elected
    November 8, 1960: ·JFK defeats Nixon and becomes president-youngest elected, 1st Catholic

  • Inaugurated

    Inaugurated
    January 20, 1961: ·John F. Kennedy is sworn in as President of the United States.

  • Peace Corp established

    Peace Corp established
    March 11,961: ·JFK announces the establishment of the Peace Corps.--Executive Order 10924 Establishing the Peace Corps. d

  • Bay of Pgs

    Bay of Pgs
    April 1961: ·Attempted U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba ends in disaster at the Bay of Pigs.

  • The coming of the Cuban Missile Crisis

    The coming of the Cuban Missile Crisis
    October 16, 1962: ·The U.S. obtains photos of Soviet missile emplacements in Cuba, bringing about the Cuban Missile Crisis.

  • Blockade-Cuban Missile Crisis escalates

    Blockade-Cuban Missile Crisis escalates
    October 22, 1962: ·JFK announces naval quarantine of Cuba.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis ends

    Cuban Missile Crisis ends
    October 28, 1962: ·Soviet Union agrees to remove its missiles from Cuba.

  • Civil Rights Struggle

    Civil Rights Struggle
    June 1963: ·JFK calls civil rights struggle a "moral crisis" for America.

  • Assassination

    Assassination
    November 22, 1963: ·JFK is assassinated while riding through the streets of Dallas, Texas. Lyndon Johnson becomes president.