John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Birth-Death: (1917 - 1963 ) Term: (1961-1963 )

In the United States, civil rights movements grew more pronounced. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, while Kennedy continued to pass civil rights legislation. The Cold War reached a peak with the Cuban Missile Crisis and the construction of the Berlin Wall. Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr. became the first American to orbit the Earth.

Chronology of John Kennedy

1961 - Yuri Gagarin becomes first person in space

1961 - Bay of Pigs invasion fails

1961 - Berlin Wall cuts off East from West Berlin

1962 - Lr. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr. becomes first American to orbit Earth

1962-1963 - Offical prayers in public schools ruled unconstitutional

1963 - The Atomic Test-Ban Treaty was signed

1963 - Freedom March in Washington D.C.