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As part of the Civil Rights Movement, students occupied lunch counters as protest.
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As part of the 1960 elections, the campaign for Jhon F. Kennedy was kicked off by his preformance in the nation's first telivised presidental debate.
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Becoming the youngest president ever, JFK narrowly beats out Richard Nixon for the presidency.
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Even though it is the fourth-shortest inagural adress in the nation's history, JFK's is commonly considered to be the best of them all.
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After the sudden overthrow and communist takeover of Cuba, JFK authorizes a CIA organized coup attempt.
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In an attempt to end segregation in bus terminals, a long-distance bus ride is planned. Although this one failed, a second one soon followed that succeeded.
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Because Berlin, split up into eastern and western parts, was completly inside East German territory, many used West Berlin as a loophole to escape. The Berlin Crisis was the Soviet's attempt to close that loophole.
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This is the book widely credited with launching the Envirmental Movement. It points out the danger of pesticides in use at the time.
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Expanding on school intergration, James Meredith attends the University of Mississippi. On September 30th, riots break out because of this.
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When Soviet missiles are discovered in Cuba, a crisis that nearly starts a nuclear war begins.
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The Feminine Mistique was a blantant finger-pointing to the fact that women wern't happy with their current lives.
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The "final battle" for the first part of the Civil Rights movement, the climax of this campaign became known as the "Birmingham Confrontation" thanks to the police's use of fire hoses.
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As part of the March on Washington, MLK Jr. delivers his famous speech.
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In responce to the Cuban Missile Crisis, this hotline was created to help mitigate future disasters.
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Another result of the Cuban Misile Crisis, this treaty banned all nuclear testing everywhere except underground.
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Much to the surprise of the nation, the American president, Jhon F. Kennedy is assassinated during a parade.
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Jack Ruby, enraged by the assassination of JFK, assassinates Lee Harvy Oswald in revenge.
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Air quality controls are made into law. Acomplished by the Enviromental Movement.
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Outlawing discrimination, this was the final victory of the first act of the Civil Rights movement
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Vietnamese forces attack US ships, leading to an increased US involvement in Vietnam.
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Concluding a months-long investigation, the Warren Commission releases their 889-page report on the assassination of JFK.
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The saturation bombing campaign that dominated most of the war.
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The climax of act 2 of the Civil Rights movement, this was for voting what the Birmingham Conflict was for segregation.
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As their own way of protesting the war, some teachers start hosting seminars to discuss issues surounding the war
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The final prize for the second part of the Civil Rights movement, the existance of a race-based double standard for voter regestration was outlawed.
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As the Civil Rights Movement takes a turn for the worst, race riots started by African Americans start to break out.
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A book accusing car manufacturers of resisting the introduction of safety features.
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Vehicle and passenger safety is now enforced. An acomplishment of the Consumer Movement.
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The lagest Vietnamese offensive effort of the war beins, swaying public opinion of the war overseas.
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The 23rd Infantry Battalion kills 567 Vietnamese civilians.
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Facing strong public opinion, LBJ announces that he won't run again so he can focus on preserving his reputation.
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The keystone of the Civil Rights Movement is killed, grinding the movement to a halt.
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In an attempt to bring the end of the war faster, LBJ starts peace talks.
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Bobby Kennedy, brother of JFK, is assassinated, ending the hope of a president active in civil rights.
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Protests erupt into violence at the Democratic National Convention, thus placing the last straw that broke the metaphorical camel's back for many Americans.
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The first Republican president in a long time, Nixon wins the presidency eight years after his narrow loss against JFK.
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The third-largest oil spill in US waters since 2010. A crisis in the eyes of the Enviromental Movement.
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A concert for hippies that changed Rock & Roll.
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Native Americans occupy Alcatraz for 19 months.
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Another concert for hippies. This one got violent.