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President Kennedy launched the Bay of Pigs invasion on April 17th, 1961. This invasion failed and ended up strengthening Fidel Castro's position in Cuba.
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Construction of the Berlin Wall began on August 13th, 1961.
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Ngo Dinh Diem died on November 2nd, 1963
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John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22nd, 1963.
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The Gulf of Tonkin incident escalated the War in Vietnam. The USS Maddox, a U.S. ship, claimed they were attacked by North Vietnam.
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The U.S. launched a bombing campaign against North Vietnam. This intended to suppress North Vietnam's military strength.
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The Tet Offensive was a turning point in the Vietnam War. They were multiple strategically planned attacks by North Vietnam against the South and the U.S.
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The My Lai Massacre was a mass killing of around 400 innocent and unarmed South Vietnamese civilians, by the U.S.
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On June 5th, 1968, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot.
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Richard Nixon won the 1968 Presidential election. He won over the Democratic candidate, Hubert Humphrey, and third-party candidate, George Wallace
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The U.S. and South Vietnam pushed North Vietnam out of Hamburger Hill. Once claiming the land, the U.S. ended up leaving, allowing the North to reclaim it.
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Operation Menu was code name for a United States Strategic Air Command bombing campaign in eastern Cambodia.
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Ho Chi Minh, a revolutionary Vietnamese Communist leader died on September 2nd, 1969.
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During a protest at Kent State University in Ohio, members of the Ohio National Guard shot unarmed college students.
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The age requirement for voting was lowered from 21 to 18.
