Vietnam War 1954-1980 By theimann Nov 8, 1960 Presidential Election between Nixon and JFK Jan 20, 1961 JFK elected president Apr 17, 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion Oct 14, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Lasted from October 14-28 Apr 3, 1963 Birmingham Campaign Paved the way for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Campaign went from April 3 to May 10, 1963. Aug 28, 1963 MLK "I Have a Dream Speech" Nov 22, 1963 JFK assassinated Jan 8, 1964 LBJ gives a state of the union War on Poverty address Aug 2, 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident Jan 30, 1968 Tet Offensive Mar 3, 1968 LBJ drops out of 1968 presidential election Apr 4, 1968 MLK assassinated Jun 6, 1968 Senator Robert Kennedy assassinated Nov 5, 1968 Presidential Election of 1968 Jun 17, 1972 Watergate Scandal