May 11-15

Monday-Killing Kennedy

Tuesday- Picking Test formats (Me and Michael-Verbal)

JFK Assassination

Kennedy was going to Texas to win over the citizens and win the reelection campaign
San Antonio-Huston-Dallas
Passing by the Texas School Book Depository (Big warehouse that sent schools textbooks)
Kennedy was hit in the head and neck
Governor Connolly was hit in the chest
JFK was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital
JFK pronounced dead at 1:00 pm-body placed on Air Force 1
Lyndon Johnson took oath an hour after
Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby, local nightclub owner, when he was being transferred
250,000 people came to funeral, million of people watched on TV, funeral modeled after Abe Lincoln

Gulf War

Saddam Hussein ordered invasion on Kuwait on August 2nd, 1990 to cancel the debt they owed
Iraq didn't withdraw from Kuwait like they were told by UN
Iraq annexed Kuwait-August 6
Operation Desert Shield-Bush sent troops to stop Iraq from invading Saudi Arabia
UN authorized use of force to get Iraq out of Kuwait
Offense against Iraq began on January 16
Air bombardments destroyed Iraq's air defenses-attacked buildings, governments, weapons plants, oil refineries, and bridges/roads
Ground Offensive (Operation Desert Sabre)- Launched northward from northeastern Saudi Arabia into Kuwait, U.S. drove into Iraq and destroyed tank reserves
Bush called a cease fire on February 28
Iraq would let Kuwait become it's own country, get rid of weapons of mass destruction and all missiles exceeding 90 miles, pending complete alliance, economic sanctions continued

Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal

1995-1997
9 Sexual encounters in the oval office
Fellatio
Linda Tripp recorded telephone calls
The Blue Dress-Stain of Clinton's DNA
Phonecalls
Gifts-Letters and clothing
January 1998-Lewinsky job switch, Linda Tripp told her to tell the truth, submitted false affidavit to deny everything, Kenneth Starr investigated everything, Blue Dress used as evidence.
Clinton impeached for lying

Wednesday- Test

Thursday-Test

Friday-Finish Killing Kennedy

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