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  • Berlin Wall is constructed

    Berlin Wall is constructed

    The soviet controlled East Berlin built a big old wall to keep their civilians from leaving.
  • President Kennedy Elected

    President Kennedy Elected

    35th president, John F. Kennedy was elected at 43 years old. He ran against Nixon and had Lyndon Johnson as his VP
  • Marilyn Monroe dies

    Marilyn Monroe dies

    She was found dead in Los Angeles by overdose, ruled as a suicide
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    For 35 days the Soviets gave Cubans missiles to keep right on the border, so we put some on theirs.
  • John F Kennedy is assassinated

    John F Kennedy is assassinated

    Kennedy was assassinated during his presidency in Parkland Heath, Dallas, Texas.
  • The Beatles arrive in the United States

    The Beatles arrive in the United States

    The Beatles landed in JFK airport to start touring in America, they toured for 4 years before returning to Britain
  • Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album

    Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s album

    A Beatles album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club was a rock album that changed everything about rock
  • San Francisco “Summer of Love” begins

    In the summer of 1967
  • Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court

    Thurgood Marshall nominated to the Supreme Court

    Marshall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 69–11 vote on August 30, 1967, becoming the first African American member of the Court, and the court's first non-white justice.
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive

    North Vietnam and the Viet Cong launched an attack on South Vietnam and American Troops, in which 7,000 civilians were killed
  • Robert Kennedy is assassinated

    Robert Kennedy is assassinated

    JFK's brother Robert, or Bobby was assassinated in Los Angeles, he lived for 25 hours after being shot
  • Richard Nixon Elected

    Richard Nixon Elected

    After Johnson's term is up he Nixon runs against Hubert Humphrey. He wins by a big margin.
  • American astronauts land on the moon

    American astronauts land on the moon

    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans ever to land on the moon. And only 10 more Americans have since then