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1960 Election
44th presidential election between (D) John F. Kennedy and (R) Richard Nixon. Kennedy wins. -
JFK Inaugural Address
John F. Kennedy addresses the country as the 44th president about stopping the spread of communism. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Bombers flown by Cuban exiles attack airfileds and misses targets. -
NASA
Kennedy said US should commit itself to having a man on the moon before the end of the decade. -
The Albany Movement
500 people were arrested to try to get rid of ALL segeration in Albany, Ga. -
Rachael Carson Silent Spring
Book written by Rachel Carson that exposed different chemicals that were hurting the enviorment, like DDT. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
America had to figure out away to get Soviet missiles out of Cuba which lead a 14 day confrontation. -
Birmingham Confrontation
Riots broke out and got national inernational attention, goal was to desegrate down town stores in Birmingham Alabama. -
Murder of Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers was a NAACP leader who was murder in Meridian, Missippi for leading civil rights boycotts. -
March on Washington
200,000 people marched to Lincoln Memorial in order to get equal jobs and freedom for minorites. -
The 16th Street Church Bombing
4 girls killed and 15 injured during a bombing at a church in Birmingham, Alabama which was a turning point for voting rights. -
Clean Air Act
A law designed to control air pollution. -
24th Amendment
Ratified to end the poll tax. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Outlawed major public discrimination agasint race,gender,religion. -
Gulf of Tonkin
North Viertnamese attacked three American PT boats. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resoultion
Congress gave President Johnson a blank check to take all the necessary measures to prevent further issues in Vietnam. -
Malcolm X Assassination
Civil rights leader killed by 3 members of the Nation of Islam. -
Teach in Movement
Professors taught a special night session with issues concerning Vietnam war first taking place at the University of Michigan. -
Selma March
A 54 mile walk to Montgomery,Alabama to get the right to vote for blacks. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Properly made registration equal for all individuals taking away restrictions and literacy test. -
National Traffic & Motor Vehicle Safety Act
The government had to now set laws and make new safety standards for motor vechiles and road traffic safety. -
Black Panthers Formed
New militant political party formed by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton causing a major split in civil rights movement. -
Wholesome Meat Act
A law that regulates the Federal meat inspection. -
Tet Offensive
Viet Cong did a sneak attack on major cities causing a change in the public opinon in the U.S. -
My Lai Massacre
U.S. soldiers of the 23rd Battalion killed 567 old men, women, and children over in Vietnam. -
Lyndon Johnson's Announcement
President Johnson tells the world he's not running for a 2nd term as president due to growing problems in Vietnam. -
MLK Jr. Assassination
Killed by James Earl Ray, which marked the end of the Civil Rights movement. -
Election of 1968
(R) Richard Nixon won the election over (D) George Humphrey. -
Woodstock
Where people fathered for days to listen to rock bands, introducing drugs,sex and nudity. -
Altamont
A counterculture rock concert where 300,000 people attended.
