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This was a prolonged conflict between the Communists forces of North Vietnam and the non-Communists forces of South Vietnam
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Eisenhower's second inauguration
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Federal Troops are sent into a school that is located in Little Rock to force the integration of black students. They became known as the Little Rock Nine.
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The first American satellite, Explorer I, is launched
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The Bay of Pigs falls to invade Cuba
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John F Kennedy becomes President
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A mixed-race group traveled on buses, protesting the rights of all races
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John Glenn, U.S astronaut, becomes the first man to orbit Earth
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The famous, "I Have A Dream" speech is delivered by MLK Jr. in Washington D.C
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President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act
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The first U.S planes began bombings raids of Northern Vietnam
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The first U.S. Troops arrived in South Vietnam
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President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act
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State troopers attack Martin Luther King Jr and his demonstrators
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This case further defines due process clause of the 14th Amendment
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The 25th Amendment is ratified and outlined the procedures for filling vacancies in the presidency and vice presidency
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Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee
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JFK is assassinated in Los Angeles, California
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Richard Nixon is elected President
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Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr became the first men on the moon
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The 26th Amendment is ratified, and lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
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Roe v Wade decision legalizes abortion within the first trimester of pregnancy
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Jimmy Carter is elected President
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President Carter meets with the Egyptian President at Camp David, they later sign the Camp David Accord to end conflict
