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Start of the Vietnam war
North Vietnamese government and Viet Congs were fighting to re-unify Vietnam. They later saw it as a colonial war. Afterwards they ended up fighting against France, America, and South Vietnam -
Elvis made his first No.1 Hit
Elvis 1st No.1 hit was Heartbreak Hotel. It was recorded at RCA records.Heartbreak hotel stayed on the Billboard top 100 list for 6 months -
Intergration of the University Of Alabama
Vivian Malone and James A. Hood were the 1st African American students to attend the University Of Alabama. John F. Kennedy sent the National Guard to protect the students intergrating. -
JFK Assassination
He was assassinated while riding in a motorcade through downtown Dallas. By the fall of that same year, Kennedy and his political advisers were getting ready for the next presidential campaign. He was 43 when he was assassinated -
Black Panther Party
The group was known as a nationalist and socialist organization. It was founded to protect black communities from racism. It was founded by Huey P. Newton -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong were the first men to land on the moon. They were the first americans to land on the moon succesfully. -
Watergate Scandal
The watergate scandal was the 1st ever scandal to be recorded on TV. It was about the administration of Richard Nixon trying to cover up the break in of the Democratic National Comittee headquarters of the Watergate Hotel. It all resulted in the Nixon to be the 1st president to ever resign from office. -
The End of the Vietnam War
Ho Chi Minh campaign was organized with the goal of capturing Saigon in time to celebrate his birthday. A defense line was quickly formed around Saigon. Saigon fell on April 30, 1975, marking the end of the Vietnam -
Apple Computers
The company was started by Steve Jobs in the 70's. The company was started when Jobs met Wozniak( don't know his first name). Today the company is worth 72 billion dollars. -
John Lennon was killed
On December 8th, 1980, John Lennon was killed by Mark David Chapman in New York City NY. Chapman shot Lennon in the back 5 times(4in the back) outside the Dakota apartment building. When the police arrived he repeatedly stated that the novel he read(Catcher in the Rye) was his statement. -
The AIDS virus
Docters find a deadly virus that they do not recognize. They decided to call it HIV. HIV stands for immunodeficiency virus. -
Berlin wall Destruction
The berlin wall was a barrier that divided berlin germany. Made by the German Democratic Republic, it divided East berlin from west berlin. It all started with comunism.
