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the Cold War
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Vietnam war
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, -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba was building there missile bases and the US found out, The Soviet Union turned their ship around. They came very close to war. -
Cesar Chavez
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. -
John Glenn
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. -
President Kennedy was Assassinated
President Kennedy was Assassinated while driving through Taxes.
he was shot in the neck by Lee Harvey Oswald. Jack ruby killed Oswald two day later. -
Martin Luther King
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. -
Watergate Sccndol
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. -
Hostage Crisis
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. -
Middle East Problems
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. -
Space Shuttle Challenger
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..
