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The 1960's
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Kennedy Elected
JFK victory speechJohn F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th president of the United States in 1960. -
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West Side Story Premiere
Trailer West Side Story is a film based on the play Romeo and Juliet and won 10 of the 11 academy awards it was nominated for. -
Mona Lisa displayed in D.C.
Mona Lisa The famous Vincent Van Gogh painting "Mona Lisa" is displayed in Washington D.C. in the United States. -
Cuba embargo
Cuba Embargo All imports from Cuba are banned from coming into the United States. An extension of the ban of most imports. -
Navy seals introduced
Navy Seals are small groups of elite fighters that are able to carry out missions that large groups of soldiers could not. -
Cuban Missile crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis Time period of 13 days where the United States confronted the Soviet Union on whether or not they had given Cuba nuclear weapons. -
Gideon vs. WainWright
Gideon Gideon is not allowed a lawyer to represent him because he is poor which violates his 6th amendment right to have lawyer given to represent him. -
10,000 Americans fighting in Vietnam
10,000 Americans are now fighting in Vietnam. -
Kennedy Assassinated
JFK impact John F. Kennedy was a president that brought about lots of positive change in the minds of the American people. -
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes president
Lyndon B. Johnson is elected in 1964 as the 37th president of the United States of America. -
Civil Rights act
Civil Rights act This act outlawed discrimination based on race, sex, religion, and national origin. -
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Economic Opportunity Act
Economic Opportunity Act The purpose of the Economic Opportunity act was to eliminate poverty and make education easier to obtain. -
180,000 Troops in Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson apporves of 500,000 troops to be stationed and fight in Vietnam. -
Immigration Nationality Act
Immigration Nationality Act Set a limit to how many people could come into the United States that was equal instead of selected from certain countries who could come over. -
Medicare Bill
Medicare Act President Johnson signs the Medicare/Medicaid bill which helps the poor and elderly get health care. He is shown giving former president Harry Truman and his wife. -
Bombing Vietnam Approved
Operation Rolling Thunder Operation Rolling thunder approved the Bombing of North Vietnam during the Vietnam war. -
SR-71 Blackbird put into service
SR-71 Blackbird A high flying recon aircraft that is capable of outflying missiles and able to fly 73,000 feet high. Normal passenger planes have a flight ceiling of 30,000 feet and small aircraft have a ceiling of 3,000 feet. Having a plane that could go that high was a big improvement. -
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Jimi Hedrix's album Are You Experienced is released
Purple Haze One of the greatest rock albums of the time. -
Thurgood Marsall
Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marsall becomes the first African American supreme court justice. -
Viet Cong Tet offensive
Tet Offensive Attacks on American and South Vietnamese by the Viet Cong on the Tet Vietnam Holiday. -
Oragneburg Civil Rights protest
OrangeburgOrangeburg protests were protesting agasint segregation near a local bowling lane. -
My Lai massacre
My Lai A Vietnam war massacre by American soldiers who were misinformed or conned into believing that every vietnamese citizen they encountered was an enemy. About 500 vietnamese citizens killed. -
Martin Luther King assassinated
I've Been to the mountaintop Martin Luther King was dedicated to equal rights for everyone. His marches and charismatic speeches greatly aided his cause. When he was asssassintaed his message carried on and was he was credited with much of the development of equal rights today. -
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Woodstock
WoodstockWoodstock was a three day concert that featured several groups including Jimi Hendrix and Creedence Clearwater. During the war many people did not support being in Vietnam. Most of the people at woodstock did not support the war. When Jimi Hendrix played the Star Spangled Banner it brought back patriotism to many people.
