1965- US Sends Troops to Vietnam

In response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident of August 2 and 4, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, with the authority given to him by Congress in the earlier Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, decided to increase the Vietnam Conflict by sending U.S. ground troops to Vietnam. On March 8, 1965, 3,500 U.S. Marines landed near Da Nang in South Vietnam, they were the first U.S. troops to arrive in Vietnam
 
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1969- First Man on Moon

Neil Armstrong was the first man to take step on the moon on the Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong reported the lunar module's safe landing at 2017 GMT with the words: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." He said that the surface was like powder and the lander left a hole a foot deep. Armstrong spent his first few minutes on the Moon taking photographs and soil samples in case the mission had to be aborted suddenly.

1962-Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to a nuclear war. In 1962, the Soviets realized how far behind they were in the arms race, so they decided that they could get ahead by planting nuclear missile sites in Cuba to fire at the U.S. if needed. Fidel Castro, scared of another invasion since the Bay of Pigs invasion failed, agreed to this to have better defense against the U.S.. Once the U.S. heard of this he quickly organized the EX-COMM which went and formed a naval quarantine around Cuba.

1961-Berlin Wall Built

About after midnight on August 13 German soldiers and Construction workers quickly built a barrier consisting of concrete posts and barbed wire on the border of west and east Berlin. When the Berliners woke up they were stuck on whichever side they had previously fell asleep on. For nearly 30 years the Berliners were stuck behind the Berlin Wall.
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1961-Bay of Pigs Invasion

The Bay of Pigs invasion was a attempt to back the Cuban exiles from overthrowing the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. This was unsuccessful.

On April 17, 1961 1300 Cuban exiles got hold of U.S. weapons and landed in Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs). They tried to get help to cross over the island to Havana. President Kennedy could have sent Air Troops against the Cuban but decided not to. Even without the help Castro managed to stop the invasion. By the end of the fight 90 exiles were killed and the rest were take as prisoners. 

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