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North Vietnam was controlled by a communist leader . Eisenhower had provided military.to South Vietnam. American ships were attacked off the coast of north Vietnam,
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Cuba was building there missile bases and the US found out, The Soviet Union turned their ship around. They came very close to war.
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Cesar Chavez help poor migrant farm works. He got people to strike against the California grape growers. He help people to get pay better by staring a union.
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John Glen was the first one to orbit earth. He was the first American to orbit earth 3 times. his spacecraft was call Friendship 7.
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President Kennedy was Assassinated while driving through Taxes.
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Martin Luther king had a dream of all colors to be equal, He made a speech on the March on Washington DC. Later on, he got shot to death by James Earl Ray.
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Five burglars wiretapped the phones of Watergate building in Washington D.C. They went to trial and told the judge the Nixon was involved. Nixon resigned before he got kicked.
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Iran took 66 American hostage. The shah of Iran who was against communism came to the us for medical help. The hostages after 444 days.
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Israeli troops moved into the nation. The terrorist drove a truck loaded with explosives in to a marine base and killed over 200 American soldiers. The United states Navy began to protect shipping lanes.
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The challenger exploded at 73 seconds in to flight. All of the crow members dead. Christa McAuliffe planed to get more information for her sciences class..