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President Kennedy is elected
In a closely contested election, Democrat United States Senator John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard Nixon -
John F. Kennedy is assassinated
John F. Kennedy was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald as he rode in a motorcade through downtown Dallas -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War -
Tet Offensive
A series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces, on scores of cities, towns, and hamlets throughout South Vietnam -
Robert Kennedy is assassinated
Robert Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary -
Richard Nixon is elected
Former Vice President Richard Nixon defeated Vice President Hubert Humphrey -
American astronauts land on the moon
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed the first Americans on the Moon.
