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Updated the terms of the Bunau-Varilla Treaty and raised the toll for U.S. to control the canal from $430,000 to over a million dollars.
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The Nautilus, the first, nuclear-powered submarine was launched on this date. The machine remained in service till 1980.
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U.S. once again attempts to stop the onslaught of Communism overtaking Vietnam in a long, bloody struggle.
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“Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel” become #1 hit songs for 11 weeks.
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Permitted the U.S. to help Middle Eastern countries and to render aid to countries under attack by communist forces.
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Founded the Southern Christian Leadership Council in Atlanta.
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First crusade in front of 18,000 people in New York City.
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Explorer I is launched, beginning the Cold War Space Race.
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US begins a toxic trend of above-ground nuclear weapons testing, resulting in a rise of cancer and radiation-related diseases.
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After violent revolution, Castro would set the stage for much additional tension between U.S. and Communist countries.
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Fastest manned aircraft ever flown, reached speeds of 4,520 miles per hour and altitudes of over 50 miles.
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Furthered the alliance between the two countries and enabled/required them to act on each other’ behalf.
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35th U.S. President
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U.S. scientist Albert Ghiorso and his team of physicists discovered the 103rd element, Lawrencium.
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Alan B Shepherd exited the earth in Freedom 7 for a 15 minute flight as the second person in space.
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Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American baseball player elected to the hall of fame.
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John Glenn orbited the earth 3 times in under 5 hours aboard Friendship 7.
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Churchill became the 1st honorary U.S. Citizen.
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Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed JFK at a parade in Dallas, Texas. Oswald was killed at point blank by Jack Ruby two days later.
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The Beatles performed for the first time on U.S. soil at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act which prevents discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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A radical black rights activist was shot and killed by the Nation of Islam gang members of NYC.
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Cher and Sonny make their first television appearance.
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75 Cubans left for U.S. on a DC-7.
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Admits over 400,000 to U.S., permits immigration of Cubans to United States under certain conditions.
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Edward Brooke became the first popularly elected African American Senator in office.
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U.S.’s first attempt at an international collaboration with Germany to design a Main Battle Tank. Failed because of design flaws and cost.
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The powerful civil rights activist dies to a sniper bullet in a motel in Tennessee.
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The largest military transport aircraft ever produced, one of the largest aircraft in history. 65 years after the Wright Flyer.
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Richard Milhous Nixon became the 37th U.S. President.
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Sea of Tranquility in the Apollo 11 Lunar Module.
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Debut of the counterculture movement, popularly referred to as “hippies.”
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U.S. expected its allies to have their own national security, but would act as a nuclear umbrella if requested to do so.
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Elizabeth Hoisington and Anna Mae Mays were the first women to become US generals.
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Apollo 14 and 15 crews spend over 3 hours in total on the lunar surface.
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The M1 Abrams development project begins, signaling the beginning of a new era of U.S. dominance in tank design.
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A burglary in Washington, D.C. leads to investigation that suspected the Nixon Administration, eventually leading to impeachment and resignation of Nixon.
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After impeachment threats from Congress and serious damage to his reputation via the Watergate Affair, the President hands the office off to Gerald Ford, Jr.
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U.S. troops pull out of Vietnam War, signaling U.S.’s first defeat.
