Introduction

       The era between 1962 and 1975 was a really eventful time in the history of the United States. From the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 to the United States pulling out of Vietnam in 1973 all these events played a huge role in the future of America. The Civil Rights Movement was also a very important event in this era with the Civil Rights Act being passed in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965. Very important historical figures were assassinated during this time also, John F. Kennedy in 1963, Malcolm X in 1965, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. In 1969 the United States landed the first people in the moon aboard of the Apollo 11. Leading to the resignation of Nixon as president, the Watergate Scandal happened in 1972. This era was also a time when people's awareness for taking care of the environment increased substantially. The sixties and seventies was a time all about pushing the status quo and fighting for one’s beliefs.