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Richard Nixon sworn in a the 34th Vice President of the U.S for a 2nd term
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Dwight Eisenhower sworn in as President for a 2nd term
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Alaska is the 49th state admitted to the Union. Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959;it was the first new state in the Union since 1912
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Hawaii is the 50th state admitted to the Union
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23rd Amendment passed by Congress
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Lyndon Johnson sworn in as the 37th US Vice President.
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John Kennedy sworn in as the 35th US President.
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23rd Amendment added to the Constitution
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An American backed Cuban invasion force landed at Bahia de Cochins (Bay of Pigs).
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24th Amendment passed by Congress
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American spy planes spot Soviet missile bases on Cuba
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Soviet Union pulls its missiles out of Cuba
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American/Vietnamese forces stage a coup in Vietnam
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Lyndon Johnson sworn in as the 36th US President.
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 at 12:30 p.m. while riding in a motorcade in Dallas during a campaign visit.
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24th Amendment added to the Constitution
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Segregation abolished in the United States
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Lyndon Johnson sworn in as President for a 2nd term
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Hubert Humphrey sworn in as the 38th US Vice President
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25th Amendment passed by Congress.
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25th Amendment added to the Constitution.
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Richard Nixon sworn in as the 37th US President
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American astronaut Neil Armstrong is the 1st human to walk on the Moon
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American forces invade Cambodia.
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United States begins withdrawing troops from Vietnam.
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American forces begin bombing Hanoi and Haiphong.
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American forces cease bombing Hanoi and Haiphong
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Spiro Agnew sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term
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Richard Nixon sworn in as President for a 2nd term
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United States and Vietnam sign a peace treaty, ending the Vietnam War.
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Last of American forces leave Vietnam
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Gerald Ford sworn in as the 38th US President
