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Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon sworn in a the 34th Vice President of the U.S for a 2nd term -
Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower sworn in as President for a 2nd term -
Alaska as the 49th state
Alaska is the 49th state admitted to the Union. Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959;it was the first new state in the Union since 1912 -
Hawaii as 50th state
Hawaii is the 50th state admitted to the Union -
23rd Amendment
23rd Amendment passed by Congress -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Johnson sworn in as the 37th US Vice President. -
John F. Kennedy
John Kennedy sworn in as the 35th US President. -
23rd Amendment
23rd Amendment added to the Constitution -
Bay of Pigs
An American backed Cuban invasion force landed at Bahia de Cochins (Bay of Pigs). -
24th Amendment
24th Amendment passed by Congress -
Soviet Missile Found
American spy planes spot Soviet missile bases on Cuba -
Missiles Removed
Soviet Union pulls its missiles out of Cuba -
Vietnam War
American/Vietnamese forces stage a coup in Vietnam -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Johnson sworn in as the 36th US President. -
John F. Kennedy Assassination
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 at 12:30 p.m. while riding in a motorcade in Dallas during a campaign visit. -
24th Amendment
24th Amendment added to the Constitution -
Segregation abolished
Segregation abolished in the United States -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Johnson sworn in as President for a 2nd term -
Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey sworn in as the 38th US Vice President -
25th Amendment
25th Amendment passed by Congress. -
25th Amendment
25th Amendment added to the Constitution. -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon sworn in as the 37th US President -
Neil Armstrong
American astronaut Neil Armstrong is the 1st human to walk on the Moon -
America invades Cambodia
American forces invade Cambodia. -
Vietnam War
United States begins withdrawing troops from Vietnam. -
Hanoi and Haiphong bombings
American forces begin bombing Hanoi and Haiphong. -
Hanoi and Haiphong bombings
American forces cease bombing Hanoi and Haiphong -
Spiro Agnew
Spiro Agnew sworn in as Vice President for a 2nd term -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon sworn in as President for a 2nd term -
Vietnam War ends
United States and Vietnam sign a peace treaty, ending the Vietnam War. -
Vietnam War
Last of American forces leave Vietnam -
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford sworn in as the 38th US President
