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Major Events In The 1960's
This timeline covers important events in the 1960's -
Presidential Debates
The very first presidential debates to be televised. It was between JFK and Nixon -
JFK Elected
JFK is elected to be the president of the United States of America -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
An invasion in which CIA trained exiles from Cuba tried to overthrow the Cuban government with the help of the US -
Man On The Moon
JFK gives his man on the moon speech encouraging all americans to work towards getting a man to and from the moon -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A confrontation between the forces of Soviet Union and the Cubans against the Americans which lasted for 13 days and almost started a nuclear war -
I Have A Dream
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his speech which calls out for all racism in America to stop -
JFK Assassination
JFK is assassinated while on a parade in his open convertible car in texas. -
Civil Rights Acts
Persident Lyndon passes the civil rights act which outlawed any racial segregation in school, public places and workplaces -
National Voting Rights Act
President Lyndon passes the national voting right act which allows all African-Americans to vote -
Heart Transplant
The very first heart transplant was conducted an it ended in a success -
Martin Luth King Jr. Assassinated
Martin Luth King Jr. was assassinated in his appartment building by James Earl Ray -
RFK Assissinated
Robert F. Kennedy brother of JFK is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan in California -
Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man on the moon fulfilling JFK's dream of launching a space mission to get a man to and from space safetly