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Warren court Reforms
President Eisenhower chosen Earl Warren, the Governer of Cali,
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The Election of 1960
In 1960 John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated Richard M. Nixon in the presidential election -
Bay of Pigs invasion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group, located in the southern coast of Cuba -
Peace crops is Created
Kennedy signed congressional legislation creating a permanent Peace Corps that would “promote world peace and friendship” through three goals: (1) to help the peoples of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women; (2) to help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served; and (3) to help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans. -
The beginning of the Berlin Wall
after sealing off free passage between East and West Berlin with barbed wire, East German authorities begin building a wall–the Berlin Wall–to permanently close off access to the West. For the next 28 years, the heavily fortified Berlin Wall stood as the most tangible symbol of the Cold War–a literal “iron curtain” dividing Europe. -
Cuban missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with consequent Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. The confrontation is often considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a nuclear war. -
Kennedy assassination
John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22, 1963 at 12:30 p.m Central Standard Time in Dallas, Texas while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza by the hands of Lee Harvey Oswald -
Johnson becomes president
Lyndon B. Johnson was elected vice president of the U.S. in 1960 and ... became the 36th president in 1963, after President John F. Kennedy had gotten assassinated -
Nelson Mandela sentenced life in prison
South Africa´s Nelson Mandela received a life sentence for committing sabotage against South Africa’s apartheid government, avoiding a possible death sentence -
The election of 1964
the 45th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1964. Democratic candidate and incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor John F. Kennedy. -
Congress establishes medicare and medicaid
United States Medicare is funded by a payroll tax, premiums and surtaxes from beneficiaries, and general revenue. It provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older who have worked and paid into the system through the payroll tax. It also provides health insurance to younger people with some disabilities status as determined by the Social Security Administration, -
Indira Gandhi becomes prime minister of India
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian politician and central figure of the Indian National Congress party, and to date the only female Prime Minister of India. Indira Gandhi was the daughter of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. -
The pass of the Child Nutrition Act
A United States federal law (act) signed on October 11, 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Act was created as a result of the "years of cumulative successful experience under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) to help meet the nutritional needs of children." -
Lyndon Johnson decides to not run for reelection
Lyndon B. Johnson's speech to the nation that closed with this surprise: ''I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.'' -
Student Riots in France
The student occupations and wildcat general strikes initiated across France were met with forceful confrontation by university administrators and police. Students at the Sorbonne University in Paris met on May 3 to protest against the closure and the threatened a huge explotion
