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FDA approves the Birth Control Pill
The Birth Control Pill kick started a sexual revolution, Woman were able to pursue education and careers, without the fear of an unplanned pregnancy. (There was no date, only the year is accurate) -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The USSR placed missiles in Cuba, in order to negotiate with the Communist's the US created a blockade. The negotiations resulted in the U.S swearing never to invade Cuba and to deactivate some of their missiles in Turkey and Italy. In result the USSR removed their missiles from Cuba. -
JFK Assassination
The the 35th President was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The ACt was signed that eliminated segregation and biased voting requirements. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Revolution
Allowing United States soldiers to participate in the Vietnam War. -
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The Assassination of Civil Rights Leaders
Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr. were assassinated. (only the years are correct) -
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The Tet Offensive
During the holiday cease fire Viet-con soldiers attacked the self-Vietnemese capital Sigon. -
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1968 Democratic National Convention
Anti-war members came to Chicago and were bet by the police. -
Apollo 11 lands on the Moon
During the Space Race with the Soviet Union, the United States fulfilled President Kennedy's order and became the first to land on the moon. -
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Woodstock
A festival that combined the liberal ideal of communal living, free love, and open-drug use. It included innovative rock and sole music of the time.
