The 1960s and 1970s

By Morgan B.

  • J.F.K. elected as president

    J.F.K. elected as president
    John F. Kennedy beats Richard Nixon in the election.

  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    It was an American invasion on Cuba.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    J.F.K and the rest of America was afraid that they were about to be in nuclear war.

  • J.F.K. assassinated

    J.F.K. assassinated
    John F. Kennedy was assasinated during a 10 mile motorcade in Dallas, Texas.

  • The Beatles perform in U.S. for the first time

    The Beatles perform in U.S. for the first time
    Their first appearence in the U.S. was on the Ed Sullivan Show.

  • Golf of Tonka Resolution passed

    Golf of Tonka Resolution passed
    This allowed president Lyndon B. Johnson the ability to oppose any "communist aggression" in Southeast Asia.