May 16- Presentation
1960’s
Election of 1960- JFK v Nixon
Election of 1964- Lyndon B. Johnson v Barry Goldwater
Election of 1968- Nixon, Humphrey, Wallace
JFK affair with Marilyn Monroe/ Overdose conspiracy
Chappaquiddick Scandal-Edward Kennedy drove into pond, didn't tell anyone for ten hours, not charged but couldn’t run for President
JFK affairs
May 17- Presentation
JFK assassination
Driving with Texas Governor and Jacqueline Kennedy
Shot by Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Report- Done just by Oswald, secret service had done a poor job
Malcom X assassination
Killed by isreal organization
Martin Luther Assassination
Balcony of hotel room
James Earl Ray
Bobby Kennedy Assassination
Shot in kitchen corridor
Sirhan Sirhan
Running for president
Peace Corps
Help people around the world
Equal Pay Act
Established equal pay for genders
Civil Rights act
Outlawed discrimination in parks, restaurants, and hotels
Prohibits employment discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion
War on Poverty
Reduce unemployment
Increase education and job training
Medicare and Medicaid
National health insurance program for elderly
Health care for people on welfare
Voting Rights act
Abolished literacy test
Allowed African Americans to vote
Fair Housing act
Outlawed discrimination in the sale or rental of the most privately owned homes and apartments based on gender, race, religion
Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong
Higher Education act
Created the first federally funded college scholarships
Low income housing bill
Financed the construction and renovation of 1.7 million units
Freedom Riders
Attempted to integrate bus travel
Challenged racial laws
Women’s Liberation Movement
Would should have a say in the government
Should be allowed to leave the home and earn income
Stonewall Riots
LGBT rights
Food Stamps
Food purchasing assistance for low income families
Head Start
Child development program for low income families
Gun Control Act
Regulates the firearms industry and owners
- Prohibits interstate firearms transfers
May 18- 70's Presentation
May 19- Finish 70's Started 90's
May 20- Gone
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