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Feb 7, 1964
The Beatles' music hugely influenced Americans and started the shift away from the rigid pop of the 50s and early 60s and towards more interesting, rebellious music.

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April 17, 1961
Extremely unsuccessful invasion of Cuba. Made JFK appear weak to the entire world.

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Nov 22, 1963
Most recent president to be assassinated. Gave Lyndon B Johnson the title of President.

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Martin Luther Kind Jr Gives "I Have a Dream" Speech

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Martin Luther Kind Jr Gives "I Have a Dream" Speech

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Aug 23, 1963
Changed the country's opinion on racism. Led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act.

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NASA Mariner 4 flies by Mars and takes pictures 

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NASA Mariner 4 flies by Mars and takes pictures 

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Nov 28, 1964
First successful flyby of Mars. Probe took pictures and gave us the first pictures of Mars.

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May 1, 1964
First easy-to-use programming language. Opened the field of Computer Science to a wider range of people, not just scientists and mathematicians.

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April 1, 1960
First ever weather satellite to be successfully launched into space. Provided accurate weather results and revolutionized weather-monitoring.

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March 1, 1961
Promoted world peace and provided aid to 3rd world countries.

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Aug 15, 1969
Most famous rock concert in history. Promoted peace and challenged norms of music.

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June 23, 1972
Eliminated discrimination between genders in education. Opened up opportunities to women and was a huge accomplishment of the feminism movement.

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Nov 5, 1968
Landmark election in which Richard Nixon is elected president by a margin of <1%. This ends the 36-year era of reforms since Nixon was conservative.

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May 4, 1970
Peaceful protest on Kent State University in response to Nixon's secret bombing of Cambodia that ended with authorities opening fire. This killed 4 students and injured over a hundred.

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Mar 16, 1968
Slaughter of over 500 unarmed Vietnamese civilians. Hid from the public for a year and caused outrage and protests when the news was reported.

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April 30, 1975
Marked the end of the Vietnam War. North Vietnam invades South Vietnam and captures their capital. Gerald Ford says US can't help.

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August 28, 1968
Huge anti-war protest in Chicago with tens of thousands of people wanting to back out of Vietnam. Police attack the protesters and it is caught on camera. The majority viewpoint of Americans changes and they start to question why they need to be the world's police.

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Jan 28, 1969
Plan for US troops to train and supply South Vietnamese soldiers. First step in US backing out of the war.

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Jan 30, 1968
Vietnamese attack with Ho Chi Minh Trail. Though it was a US victory, it showed the public that the US was not close to winning the war like the government had said. Made people angry.

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July 1, 1971
Allowed people 18 and over to vote. Still in effect today.

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June 13, 1971
Showed that government back to Truman had been lying about the Vietnam War(troops, deaths, plans to get out of the war). Severely reduced government trust from Americans.

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May 2, 1968
After being almost killed in Vietnam, Roy returns to Vietnam to help his friends. While in Vietnam, he cheats death several times and saves the lives of at least 8 different soldiers. He did not receive the Medal of Honor until a few years after his acts because nobody thought he would recover from his injuries.

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July 20, 1969
Huge ego boost for Americans following the depression of being 2nd place in the Space Race. Showed that America was still #1.

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April 4, 1968
MLK's death disjointed the Civil Rights Movement. The idea of civil disobedience began to disappear and the fight became more violent.

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Nov 7, 1973
Limited power of president to start wars. Loss of power that is still present today.

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Aug 6, 1965
Outlawed any form of discrimination in voting, including poll tax and prerequisites

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Mar 2, 1965
Carpet bombing of North Vietnam. In one week, US used more bombs than were used total in World War 2.

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June 13, 1966
Landmark Supreme Court case that ruled that those accused must be notified of their rights before being questioned.

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July 30, 1965
One of LBJ's Great Society Programs. Provided health care for seniors and for the poor.

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June 30, 1965
One of LBJ's Great Society Programs. Provided children of low-income families the opportunity to acquire the skills for school success.

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Feb 19, 1963
Started 2nd wave of feminism. Challenged the patriarchal norm.

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Mar 26, 1962
Established "One Man One Vote." Ruled that the federal court could settle disputes over redistricting.

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Aug 7, 1964
LBJ greatly increases the US' role in the Vietnam War in response to the attack of the USS Madox.

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Jan 8, 1964
LBJ established the Office of Economic Opportunity and expanded the government's role in education and health care. Used federal funds.

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1960
Also known as Students for a Democratic Society. Large protest group against Vietnam War. Protest at U.C. Berkeley led to the creation of College Government.

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Date: November 8, 1960
Significance: JFK wins through the use of TV. First time it has been done.