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Cold war conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces on Korean Peninsula. North Korean communists invade South Korea
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Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, limiting the president to two terms. The amendment specifically did not apply to the sitting president (Harry S. Truman) at the time it was proposed by Congress. President Truman speaks in first coast-to-coast live television broadcast.
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President sends federal troops to Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., to enforce integration of black students
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North Vietnamese torpedo boats allegedly attack U.S. destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of North Vietnam.
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First U.S. combat troops arrive in South Vietnam.
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FIve men, all employees of Nixon's reelection campaign, are caught breaking into rival Democratic headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, DC.
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Because of all the protest and a the broadcasting of the war on television, a ceasefire was signed by President Nixon. It ended the involvement of American troops in the Vietnam War. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXTiz8F6S5E
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The city of Saigon was surrendered. The remaining American troops were evacuated and the Vietnam War ended. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdNnTGCrku0
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President Reagan public annoncement The first ever women to be a member of the US Supreme Court. Ronal Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor. She paved the path for women in politics. President Reagan nominated her as the first woman to Supreme Court as a replacement for the retiring Justice Potter Stewart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmY6EvDnVsg
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The space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after takeoff. Killing all passengers inside. It is the worst accident in the US space race era
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A man bombs a federal building in Oklahoma killing 168 people.
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2 students at the high school bring guns and shoot staff and students, killing 14(including the gunmen) and 1 teacher, injuring 23 wounded.
