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FDA Approval of Birth Control Pill
-Allowed women to pursue more educations and actual careers without the fear of unplanned pregnancies
-Caused both men and women to experiment sexually and with drugs -
Cuban Missile Crisis
-Cuba was to be used by the Soviets to house several nuclear weapons to possibly be aimed at the US
-President Kennedy placed a blockade on the country, eventually ending in negotiations and the USSR withdrawal of troops from the island
-Marked a new high point of danger for the American people, for fear of the nuclear threat of the eastern communist union getting too close to their mainland -
Assassination of President Kennedy
-Charismatic leader who appeared able to rally the American people together to make it through the space race and Cold War during the 60's with flying colors
-Assassination was important in bringing a full -scale war engagement of the US in Vietnam, after Kennedy's death -
Civil Rights Act
-Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson, was an act that outlawed the discrimination or mistreatment of others because of their race, sex or nationality
-Impacted the aspect of race most importantly, although most continued to harassed in certain parts of the United States -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
-Made during the ongoing war between Communist North Vietnam and Southern Democratic Vietnam
-Allowed for American use of soldiers to intervene in the Vietnam War
-Gulf of Tonkin incident was a series of attacks from North Vietnam on US navy
-Soon became widely controversial -
Tet Offensive
-Communist Northern Vietcong forces attacked the Southern Vietnam capital of Saigon during a holiday ceasefire
-Invasion was fought off, but brought down the morale of US troops and proved that an easy victory was not in sight -
Assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King
-Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King, who stood for peaceful protest against the mistreatment of African-Americans in America
-Another civil rights leader, Malcolm X, who stood for strong protests and Black supremacy in the country, was also assassinated
-Marked a time of uncertainty in America and a clear differences between those wishing to hold on to older American traditions of views against blacks -
1968 Democratic National Convention
-Was a convention for the democratic party, that decided to choose Lyndon B. Johnson to run for the presidency
-Held a heated debate concerning each member's stance on the US involvement in the Vietnam War
-Police battled angered protesters in the streets of the city as a result of such an important debate at the convention -
Apollo 11 Landing on Moon
-Apollo 11, the spacecraft carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, landed on the moon
-Was the first ever steps of mankind on the moon
-Marked a new sense of victory for the Americans during the high tensions of the Cold War -
Woodstock
-Woodstock cultural festival, which involved ideals of communal living, free love, emphasizing experimentation of drugs and sex during this time
-Was held in upstate New York
-integrated Rock music into the event